Bau’s Blaug
The latest news from “the Big Cheese” – Executive Director Bau Graves.
Who Do You Love?
Okay, here’s a challenge for you. Old Town School of Folk Music is the inheritor of an amazing legacy of artistry. Several of us have joined in an effort to celebrate that heritage on our facilities’ walls. You’ll notice a large selection of archival photographs and posters going up this week, and there’ll be another round coming soon. We need your help with another project – the assembly of a Timeline of Music that can involve the whole School community. Students, teachers, staff, passers-by can all get into the act on this.
Who are the heroes whose work rings in your ears today? What are their most enduring achievements? We’ve designated the wall circling around the horseshoe of private studios in the basement as the place to assemble this participatory timeline. You are invited to create a small memorial to those events that you think are most important – and pin it right to the wall segment that places it in time. For example, Woody Guthrie’s birthday (July 14, 1912) should appear about four-fifths of the way across the “1900-1914”section of wall; the day Bob Dylan plugged in his Stratocaster at Newport (July 25, 1965) belongs just past halfway across the “1960-1969” section. Your contribution can be as simple as a name and date written on a piece of paper – or as elaborate as you want to get. If you have a deep knowledge of Delta blues or Irish music, be sure to inform us about those key dates; if your thing is rockabilly, punk, or salsa, we want to know about your greatest hits, too. In this way, we hope to build a rich portrait of the many musical currents that continue to flow through this institution and our lives. It should ultimately become the most flamboyant and informative bulletin board in town. Get into the act. If your favorite is not represented on our wall, get them up there! Have fun. Be creative.
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