"Black Fiddlers", A Documentary Film Showing
Venue: Alexander Black House & Cultural Center, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free
The Blacksburg Museum and Cultural foundation will be showing a special screening of the documentary "Black Fiddlers" in connection with the current exhibit "From Africa to Applachia: The Roots of Old-Time and Bluegrass Music" on Thursday, November 10, 2022.
Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, "Black Fiddlers" traces the personal and family stories of violin players of African descent in New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Texas, Missouri, and as far as Oregon during the Indian Wars and the Gold Rush. Inspired by the legacy of Joe & Odell Thomson, director Montes-Bradley resorted to performers Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson from The Carolina Chocolate Drops, and old-time fiddler Earl White to reconstruct three-hundred years of Black music with the help of local historians, academics, and award-winning authors like Kip Lornell and John J. Sullivan.
For more information on the documentary, visit: https://www.heritagefilmproject.com/blackfiddlers.
This event is free and will be held in the main gallery of the Alexander Black House.
Alexander Black House & Cultural Center is located at 204 Draper Road in Blacksburg, VA.
For more information, visit: https://www.blacksburgmuseum.org/event-details/black-fiddlers-a-documentary-film-showing or https://www.facebook.com/blacksburgmuseum/ or https://www.instagram.com/blacksburgmuseum/ or call 540-558-0746.
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