The Town of Carrboro is celebrating Libba Cotten Day on Thursday, January 5th, 2023.
Libba Cotten, who was born on January 5th, 1893, write her most famous song, “Freight Train,” about the train she could hear from her childhood home on Lloyd Street. While she was working in the home of the Seeger family, they recognized her talents as a guitarist and songwriter, and encouraged her. She recorded several albums and won a Grammy Award and a National Heritage Fellowship.
Reading at the NC Historical Marker – Mayor Damon Seils will read the proclamation declaring Libba Cotten Day in the Town of Carrboro at the site of the NC Historical Marker at 200 East Main Street, Carrboro.
The reading will occur just after 9 a.m. on January 5th, 2023.
Attending the reading will be N.C. Representatives Allen Buansi and Renée Price, as well as Liza Wolff-Francis, the new poet laureate for Carrboro. Everyone is welcome! Convenient public parking is located at 200 E. Main St.
The Libba Cotten Bikeway will be decorated for her birthday. The Bikeway is .38 miles. The end points are Roberson Street, near Sweet Bay Place, and S. Merritt Mill Road, near W. Cameron Avenue.
The Town of Carrboro announced the celebration on their Facebook page.
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NC Historical Market in Carrboro — Libba Cotten
East Main Street and Roberson Street
Carrboro, NC
