The Vermont Civil War Songbook (Vermont Humanities Council)
Start Date : October 5, 2013
End Date : October 5, 2013
Time : 12:00 pm
Location :
Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St, Bellows Falls, VT
Description
October 5 — . Dressed in period costume, singer/researcher Linda Radtke shares songs from Vermont during the Civil War period, with engaging commentary and letters from Vermont soldiers. Seldom-heard songs from the Vermont Historical Society include the comic but poignant "Grafted into the Army," "Yankee Robinson at Bull Run," "Neath the Pines of Vermont" (in which a soldier returns home to die), a satirical song about Jefferson Davis, and sentimental ballads from Vermont during the period. Linda Radtke is joined by pianist Arthur Zorn in this program for all audiences that brings the Civil War period in Vermont to life through music and letters. Hosted by the Rockingham Free Public Library. Bellows Falls, Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St, 12:00 pm. Ed Graves, (802) 463-4270.
Event Categories: History & Heritage, Literature, Music & Concerts, and Southern Vermont.Event Tags: Civil War.