Join West Virginia Public Broadcasting for an evening at the West Virginia Culture Center celebrating both old-time and country music!
The evening will include a reception in the Great Hall, extended previews of Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary County Music and WVPB’s documentary film In Tune: A Community of Musicians. There also will be live music by special guests and a panel discussion. The event is free and open to the public.
The panel discussion will feature Susan Shumaker, (a member of the Ken Burns production team), Emily Hilliard (West Virginia State Folklorist), Russ Barbour (Producer, In Tune), along with Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan, old-time musicians featured in In Tune.
We hope to see you at the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex on Thursday, August 22, at 6:30 p.m.
Funding for Country Music was provided by Bank of America, the Annenberg Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Belmont University, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Rosalind P. Walter and by members of ‘The Better Angels Society,’ including: The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Schwartz/Reisman Foundation, the Pfeil Foundation, Diane and Hal Brierley, John and Catherine Debs, the Fullerton Family Charitable Fund, the Perry and Donna Golkin Family Foundation, Jay Alix and Una Jackman, Mercedes T. Bass, Fred and Donna Seigel, Gilchrist and Amy Berg, James R. Berdell Foundation, David Bonderman, Deborah P. and Jonathan T. Dawson, Senator Bill and Tracy Frist, Susan and David Kreisman, Rocco and Debby Landesman, Lillian Lovelace, John and Leslie McQuown, Mindy’s Hope Foundation, the Segal Family Foundation, Michelle Smith. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.
