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Posted by: Douglas D. Peach
In this post, AFC Folklife Specialist Douglas D. Peach spotlights a recent concert and oral history interview with masters of chamamé music, the Alejandro Brittes Quartet, held at the Library of Congress in September 2023. The interview and oral history interview are now available for online viewing.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Homegrown Concert Series, Homegrown Plus, Native American History
Posted by: John Fenn
On Wednesday, February 7, the American Folklife Center will be co-hosting an event that explores some of the science and perspectives on longevity, working with our colleagues in the Library’s Health Services Division and an external partner, the Longevity Science Foundation. A panel will discuss issues informing work on longevity, including ethics, neural health, and …
Posted in: AFC Events
Posted by: Nicole Saylor
In this post, Nicole Saylor, Director of the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress, reviews the AFC's 2023 accomplishments.
Posted in: AFC Events, AFC History
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Welcome back to Homegrown Plus! We're continuing the series with a concert and interview featuring Grammy Award winning American Roots artists Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer together with accomplished Chinese classical hammered dulcimer player Chao Tian. The trio's repertoire includes traditional Chinese and Appalachian music as well as contemporary and traditional music from around the world. They use instruments that include yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer), gourd banjo, five-string banjo, ukulele, guitars, dumbek, cello-banjo and mandolin, employing them in unusual combinations to create exciting new arrangements of old music. Cathy and Marcy join Chao in singing Chinese songs, and Chao easily adds her love of American Old-Time music to fiddle tunes and songs. As usual with Homegrown Plus blogs, you'll find the concert video, an interview video, and a wealth of links to related collections and concerts, all right here in this blog post.
Posted in: Asian American History, Bluegrass, Concerts with Archive Challenge Content, Homegrown Concert Series, Homegrown Plus, Old Time Music
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
This post summarizes the second roundtable presentations of the distinguished panelists of the American Folklife Center's Community-driven Archives discussion event, which was held in September 2023 and is now available online.
Posted in: AFC Events, Archival Practice, Intangible Cultural Heritage
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
This post, which is the first in a two-part series, is co-authored with folklorist Robert Baron and provides a summary of the first roundtable of the American Folklife Center's Community-driven Archives online discussion event, held in September 2023 and now available online.
Posted in: AFC Events, Archival Practice, Intangible Cultural Heritage
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
This Folklife Today post is written by Dr. Sarah Fouts, UMBC, who shares the second film in the American Folklife Center Homegrown Foodways Film Series, available for viewing in this post and on the Library of Congress YouTube channel.
Posted in: AFC Events, Film, Foodways, Homegrown Foodways Premieres, Latino/a, Louisiana
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
This Folklife Today post is written by Dr. Sarah Fouts, UMBC, who shares the first film in the American Folklife Center Homegrown Foodways Film Series, available for viewing in this post and on the Library of Congress YouTube channel.
Posted in: AFC Events, Film, Foodways, Homegrown Foodways Premieres, Latino/a, Maryland
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
A guest blog post by Professor Sarah Fouts, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, on this year’s AFC Homegrown Foodways Film Series: Baltimore and New Orleans, which features two films premiering on the Folklife Today blog: El Camino del Pan a Baltimore on Tuesday November 7th @ noon ET; and El Camino del Mole a New Orleans on Tuesday November 14th @ noon ET.
Posted in: AFC Events, Foodways, Homegrown Foodways Premieres, Latino/a, LGBTQ, Louisiana, Maryland