Last summer CCV executive director Jon Lohman met a gifted Caymanian fiddler named Samuel Rose at the 87th annual Galax Old Time Fiddler’s Convention. There’s fiddle music in the Caribbean you ask? This was the same question Jon asked. The answer led CCV to dive deep into Caymanian culture. Now Samuel’s…...
5th annual Baltimore Old Time Music Festival charms Charm City
This overview of the 2024 Baltimore Old Time Music Festival is a contribution from photojournalist and writer Casey Vock. All photos are copyright Casey Vock. More than 1,500 people from 26 different states made their way to the fifth annual Baltimore Old Time Music Festival, bringing pickers, fiddlers, and players…...
Swanky Kitchen Band: Guardians of Caymanian kitchen-band music
Last summer CCV Executive Director Jon Lohman met a gifted fiddler named Samuel Rose at the 87th annual Galax Old Time Fiddler’s Convention, a much beloved musical gathering that he regularly attended during his time as Virginia State Folklorist. Meeting new fiddlers at the world’s longest running fiddlers’ convention is…...
World Culture in Context Partners with Center Stage!
Since 2012, the Center Stage program has been bringing new artistic voices from outside of the United States to audiences around the U.S. for performance, conversation and engagement. Initiated by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts, Center Stage…...
Africa to Appalachia to the Emerald Isle
What an amazing time we had in Ireland! CCV returned to the Clifden Arts Festival in beautiful Connemara, this time accompanying From Africa to Appalachia, a musical project that delves into the historical connections between West African and Appalachian music. The project featured renowned Malian n’goni master and griot Cheick Hamala…...
