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Posted by: Stephen Winick
In the Homegrown Plus series, we present Homegrown concerts that also had accompanying oral history interviews, placing both together in an easy-to-find blog post. (Find the whole series here!) We’re continuing the series with the The Fairfield Four, an African-American gospel quartet that has existed for more than 95 years. Best known for its performance in the …
Posted in: African American History, Homegrown Plus
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Concert and oral history interview with Cajun powerhouse the Beausoleil Quartet.
Posted in: Folk Music, Homegrown Plus
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Note: This blog was updated in 2024 to add an oral history interview video, to convert it into a Homegrown Plus blog. Last Summer I profiled Billy McComiskey, Irish-American button accordion player, National Heritage Fellow, and leader in the east coast Irish traditional music scene. I promised to update our readers when the concert went …
Posted in: AFC Events, Celtic Music, Homegrown Concert Series, Homegrown Plus, Irish American History
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Note: This blog was updated on July 26, 2024 to add the event videos and make it part of the Homegrown Plus series. At that time the language about these public events was recast into the past tense. Doug Peach, who wrote this is a guest scholar in 2015, is now an AFC staff member …
Posted in: AFC Events, Bluegrass, Concerts with Archive Challenge Content, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, Homegrown Concert Series, Homegrown Plus, Old Time Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The following is a guest post authored in 2014 by Russell Rodríguez and Quetzal Flores of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. We edited the post in 2024 to add two relevant videos, making it part of the Homegrown Plus series. Welcome to our introduction to son jarocho and the fandango. Before we get started, …
Posted in: AFC Events, Dance, Folk Music, Folksong, Hispanic American History, Homegrown Concert Series, Homegrown Plus