By Suzanne Savell & Mia Frederick
February 2008 - Arts and culture are a vital part of our region and our heritage . traditional mountain music is an essential part of that culture and heritage. Each year at the end of June people gather from all over the country to attend the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School in Letcher County, Kentucky. Master musicians and students of all levels of skill spend a week on the banks of Cowan Creek to teach and learn how to play banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and dulcimer. There’s singing and square dancing too. Part of the mission and origins of the Cowan Music School is the importance of passing on the music to a new generation, and the Cowan String Band is sure proof that the mission is alive and well. Last week members of the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School String Band traveled to Frankfort, Kentucky’s state capital to perform for the House of Representatives. Suzanne Savell sent us this radio postcard.
If you would like to find out more about the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School , visit their website Cowan Creek Mountain Music School
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[...] Youth from Letcher County & across the state performed for the Kentucky State Legislature on Tuesday, February 5th. They opened the House’s legislatuve session by performing “Angelina Baker” and “Fly Around My Pretty Lil’ Miss.” Several Representatives got up and danced, and the young musicians were given a standing ovation and presented with certificates. Below are photos of the group performing and of the Letcher County Pick & Bow students with their certificates. WMMT-FM ran a story about the trip, which can be listened to on-line: http://www.appalshop.org/ccc/?p=88 [...]