The Celtic Roots of Southern Music

This three-day conference will conclude with The Appalachian Connection at 1:00pm.  The Vega Quartet of Emory University will perform “i ain’t broke (but i’m badly bent) – Thirteen Fiddle Tunes for String Quartet” by American composer David Garner, followed by a performance of traditional ballads by Mary Lomax and Bonnie Loggins, authentic bearers of the tradition from North Georgia, introduced by Grammy Award-winning music collector and artist, Art Rosenbaum. Finally, fiddler Alan Jabbour, former Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and banjo virtuoso Ken Perlman will present a concert with commentary on Celtic-Appalachian connections in folk music. The session will finish with an improvised hootenanny in which everyone is invited to participate.