Celebrate traditional foodways and unaccompanied ballad singing with celebrated singers and tradition-keepers Bobby McMillon, Susan Pepper, and host William Ritter, at The Bean-String Ballad-Sing.
The Bean-String Ballad-Sing hearkens back to music shared in the intimacy of front porches, kitchens, and living rooms. It will provide an opportunity for attendees to spend time in community, listen to ancient, haunting, and beautiful ballads, learn about the context of these songs (while perhaps participating in that context), and all around have a memorable evening.
Initially this event would have been in-person. Friends would have gathered together in the garden, strung the year’s beans while listening to this music and conversation, and then we would have had a meal.
Unfortunately this in-person experience has been postponed until next summer.
Despite that disappointment, the group is so excited to be able to offer this online version of our event. They encourage you to snap beans and/or prepare supper at home while tuning in. In the group chat, they hope you’ll share some memories about the way that song and food preparation have come together in your own experience.
The online event takes place Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, at 4 p.m. on Facebook Live and Zoom.
Register for the Zoom webinar.
