2023 Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Concert: The Short House Serenaders   Close out a day of Old Time Music at the Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival by joining us for a concert with the Short House Serenaders and friends. The Short House Serenaders [...]

Scott Joplin's Ragtime   In this lecture recital, distinguished performer and scholar, Marilyn Nonken, performs and speaks to the music of Scott Joplin (1868-1917) and his collaborators Scott Hayden (1882-1915), Arthur Marshall (1881-1968), and Louis Chauvin (1882-1908). These early-twentieth-century American artists formed a tightly-knit community, [...]

Ozarks Today: A Preview of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2023 The Ozarks are filled with rich musical traditions and the artists that keep them alive. At the same time, newer musical expressions are thriving as areas like Northwest Arkansas grow and expand. This concert is [...]

      The Evolution of Fife and Drum Music   The Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band, led by Sharde Thomas of Cold Water, Mississippi, presents a mixture folk, blues, and pop in the traditional style of fife and drum music that has been [...]

Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Concert: Hog-Eyed Man & The Griddle Lickers Close out a day of Old Time Music at the Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival by joining us for a concert with Hog-Eyed Man and friends. Fiddler Jason Cade and multi-instrumentalist Rob […]