• Mountain Made: Appalachian Folk Festival

    ETSU Reece Museum 363 Stout Dr, Johnson City, TN, United States

    What's old is new again at East Tennessee State University. Decades after campus folk festivals filled ETSU's grounds with regional music and Appalachian storytelling in the 1960s and '70s, students are bringing that tradition back to life. About the event: • Date: Tuesday, April 7 • Time: Noon - 9 pm • Location: ETSU University Commons and Reece Museum • Cost: Free and open to the public • Activities: Live musical performances, square dancing, storytelling showcases, and demonstrations of visual art creation or crafting by local artisans. Activities at the Reece Museum: • 12:15 - 1:00 pm - “Barber Tales,” A Cultural Program presented by Craig Charles • 1:15 - 2:00 pm - Spoken word performance by Caysen Skies, a...

  • AN EVENING WITH MARIA MULDAUR!|ETSU Reece Museum

    ETSU Reece Museum 363 Stout Dr, Johnson City, TN, United States

    ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music presents: AN EVENING WITH MARIA MULDAUR! Come out to the ETSU Reece Museum for a once-in-a-lifetime event, featuring the legendary Maria Muldaur! Friday, April 10th 7:00 PM Free and open to the public. Parking is free on campus after 5:00 PM. The Reece Museum is located at 363 Stout Drive, Johnson City, TN. ABOUT MARIA MULDAUR: Folk and blues singer Maria Muldaur was born as Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato on September 12, 1943 in Greenwich Village, New York City. At age five, Maria was already singing Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", with her aunt accompanying her on piano. Muldaur became an aficionado of rhythm and blues music in...