Ballad Singing Workshop with Donna Ray Norton
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Date: Saturday, August 15
Time: 1-4 p.m. EST
Location: In-person in the museum’s Performance Theater and Learning Center
Cost: $40.64
Numbers: Up to 15 participants
Join 8th generation ballad singer Donna Ray Norton on Saturday, August 15 for an immersive workshop exploring one of the nation’s oldest surviving non-indigenous oral traditions. Raised in the Sodom Laurel community of Madison County, Donna Ray learned these songs directly from family and community tradition and has carried them forward for almost 30 years.
Participants will hear traditional ballads, learn about the singers who preserved them, experience the traditional “knee-to-knee” style of teaching and singing, and have the opportunity to learn a ballad together. Questions and conversation are encouraged throughout the workshop. Whether you are already involved in traditional music or completely new to ballad singing, this workshop offers a rare chance to experience a living tradition that continues to connect many different communities today.
Questions and conversation are encouraged throughout the workshop. Whether you are already involved in traditional music or completely new to ballad singing, this workshop offers a rare chance to experience a living tradition that continues to connect many different communities today.
For more information, please visit: https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/ballad-singing-workshop-with-donna-ray-norton/
Time: 1-4 p.m. EST
Location: In-person in the museum’s Performance Theater and Learning Center
Cost: $40.64
Numbers: Up to 15 participants
Join 8th generation ballad singer Donna Ray Norton on Saturday, August 15 for an immersive workshop exploring one of the nation’s oldest surviving non-indigenous oral traditions. Raised in the Sodom Laurel community of Madison County, Donna Ray learned these songs directly from family and community tradition and has carried them forward for almost 30 years.
Participants will hear traditional ballads, learn about the singers who preserved them, experience the traditional “knee-to-knee” style of teaching and singing, and have the opportunity to learn a ballad together. Questions and conversation are encouraged throughout the workshop. Whether you are already involved in traditional music or completely new to ballad singing, this workshop offers a rare chance to experience a living tradition that continues to connect many different communities today.
Questions and conversation are encouraged throughout the workshop. Whether you are already involved in traditional music or completely new to ballad singing, this workshop offers a rare chance to experience a living tradition that continues to connect many different communities today.
For more information, please visit: https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/ballad-singing-workshop-with-donna-ray-norton/
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