This coming September and October, Noor Bakhsh, a legendary instrumentalist from the Makran coast of Pakistan will bring the electric benju to U.S. audiences for a rare performance of a unique and fascinating sound. The Markan coast is the semi-desert coastal strip of Balochistan on the Gulf of Oman. Noor…...
World Culture in Context – A Virtual Portal to the World
CCV launched a web tool that provides students the opportunity to learn about and directly interact with traditional artists from around the world! World Culture in Context (WCC), a program we have been refining since the pandemic, allows classroom students to visit artists in the places that have profoundly shaped…...
Cultural Guardians of the Cayman Islands: Swanky Kitchen Band East Coast Tour
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…...
