What is a folk song? And why should we sing them today? Middlebury-based singer-storyteller Jack DesBois leads a conversation around these two questions and the Vermont folk songs of the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection. In an effort to preserve a fast-fading piece of New England heritage, song-catcher Helen Flanders traveled the back roads from 1930 to 1958 recording the repertoires of traditional musicians. Spunky, sorrowful, saucy and sweet, Vermont's anonymous folk songs carry the time-refined wisdom and personality of generations. Today, with Helen Flanders' help, Jack's richly-textured bass voice breathes fresh life into the songs for a new generation to own. Join him in sharing the stories and songs of Vermont, and help form the future of the folk process in a lively conversation! Sponsored by the Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Folklife Center.

Thursday, February 20th, 6pm-7:30pm, Bixby Library Community Room

http://bixbylibrary.org/event/v-valley-conversation-folk-songs-vermont-jack-desbois/

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