Music in the Mountains

Come join the friends of the Pickens County Museum as “Music in the Mountains 2010” kicks off the new year with the Hagood Mill playing host for a free day of fun and some foot-stomping music Saturday, January 16. From noon to 3 p.m. in the Visitor Building will be SC Folk Heritage Award winning fiddler and multi-instrumentalist, Nick Hallman, along with the Long Mountain Ramblers. All these guys are some of the best pickers around and just a whole lot of fun! The site itself will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. with the old gristmill running and a variety of folklife demonstrations. Come experience a real toe-tapping concert in an intimate setting with some great musicians and help them “Ring in the New Year with Old Time Music!” Seating is limited and first-come, first-served.

Other activities for the day will include, next to the old mill from noon until 2 p.m., a “shuck & shell” session with Roger Lindsay, letting kids experience the “fun” farm chore of shucking and shelling corn, like farm kids used to have to do in preparation of “going to the mill.” The corn is generously provided by Jesse Robertson of Robertson Farms.

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