Song to Seed Events
The work of tradition keeping is community work. We believe that old-time music and seed saving are all a part of the same social context. Corn-shuckings, cane-boilings, and other "working bees" and community gatherings are the ideal setting for sharing traditions, and forging the important networks that keep those traditions going. Additionally, our workshops weave together demonstrations, seed-sharing, storytelling, history and music to educate and entertain audiences.
You can view our upcoming workshops below. If you're interested in scheduling a talk or presentation in your community, please fill out our contact form on our home page. We can't wait to learn, sing, and laugh with you!
***Due to COVID-19, many of the events below have been cancelled or re-scheduled.***
You can view our upcoming workshops below. If you're interested in scheduling a talk or presentation in your community, please fill out our contact form on our home page. We can't wait to learn, sing, and laugh with you!
***Due to COVID-19, many of the events below have been cancelled or re-scheduled.***
Workshops and Performances
- April 18th, 10:00 AM @ Caldwell County Library
- May 9th, Mootenanny Festival @ Maggie Valley Fairgrounds
- May 17th, 3:00 PM @ the Orchard at Altapass
- July 8th, 12:00 PM Blowing Rock Garden Club @ Rumple Presbyterian Fellowship Hall
Bean String Ballad Sing
**Update** we are pleased to announce that we have received the Henry Reed Fund Grant from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for this program!
The Bean String Ballad Sing is a spin on the classic practice of snapping (unzipping, or stringing) beans. Often these moments would feature singing and storytelling, and was the natural setting for the kind of winding, long ballads and stories that really weren't made for the stage. Having 32 versus for the House Carpenter makes a lot more sense when you are working your way through a pretty repetitive task! In this event (also known as a "working bee"), participants will snap heirloom beans while listening to ballad singers and storytellers. Then we'll cook up the beans, bake some traditional cornbread (GF), and have a meal together!
The Bean String Ballad Sing is a spin on the classic practice of snapping (unzipping, or stringing) beans. Often these moments would feature singing and storytelling, and was the natural setting for the kind of winding, long ballads and stories that really weren't made for the stage. Having 32 versus for the House Carpenter makes a lot more sense when you are working your way through a pretty repetitive task! In this event (also known as a "working bee"), participants will snap heirloom beans while listening to ballad singers and storytellers. Then we'll cook up the beans, bake some traditional cornbread (GF), and have a meal together!
Bongalis, Mae, and Lyntha Scott Eiler. Mae Bongalis strings beans for drying. The dried beans are known as leather britches. Naoma Raleigh County West Virginia, 1996. October 5. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns000686/.
Resources
| tomatoseedzine.pdf |
