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Bringing Early Music to Life in the Bluegrass


"Something of the Druid In Him": John Jacob Niles and the Old Music of the New World
On December 15th at 7:30 pm, at Crestwood Christian Church, Musick's Company will present a program of "old music from the New World", featuring the music of Kentuckian musicologist John Jacob Niles. Unless you're particularly familiar with Kentucky music history, you might not know of Niles and his work. What did he accomplish, and what does he have to do with early music? Read on, and learn how John Jacob Niles earned the title of "the Dean of American Balladeers".
Victoria Sullivan
Nov 43 min read
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