LIVE MUSIC EVENT: Exploring Women’s History Through Folksongs ~ registration requested

Name: LIVE MUSIC EVENT: Exploring Women’s History Through Folksongs ~ registration requested
Start: 2025-10-10T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-10T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 717 Main St, Lancaster, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01523

Schedule

Fri Oct 10 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

717 Main St, Lancaster, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01523 | Lancaster, MA

Passed down for generations, folk songs provide insights into the lives of ordinary people in centuries past. Diane Taraz mines these traditional songs for clues to the inner lives of people in Europe and America from about 1500 to 1850, especially women! Audiences are fascinated by the way attitudes and beliefs from the past still echo in our lives today.
Women left few written records, but we can learn much about them through the music that they used to speed their work, lift their spirits, or ease an aching heart. With a sparkling voice and wry humor, Diane performs songs of love, childbirth, marriage, and adventure. Diane performs in traditional dress and plays lap dulcimer and guitar. She often sings with voice alone, the most authentic style. These are songs that brim with energy and humor, determination and despair, and all the joys and sorrows of a world lit only by fire.
Diane is a Boston-based singer, songwriter, historian, and author.
Reserve your spot here: https://thayermemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/exploring-women-s-history-through-folksongs/
Questions? Contact Asst. Director Rachel Rosengard at [email protected].