The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library will present Montpelier musician-educator Mark Greenberg’s illustrated talk “Kitchen Tunks & Parlor Songs” on Thursday, May 14, at 7:30 PM at the Brooks Memorial Library on Main
Street, Brattleboro.
Since the 1980s, Greenberg has been interviewing and recording musicians throughout Vermont, tracing the development of the state’s vernacular music from its roots in Anglo-Celtic traditions through the influences of French-Canadian emigrants and the arrival of radio and other electronic technologies.
In his presentation, Greenberg will play examples from his collecting and will discuss the origin and significance of the music, the impact of mass media on Vermont musical culture, and his experiences searching for old-time music in the Green Mountain state.
This event is free and open to the public. The annual meeting of the Friends of the Library will be at 7:00PM and Greenberg’s talk with begin at 7:30 . The presentation is sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and admission is free. For information, call the Brooks Library at 254-5290.
