Music in the Memorial House Museum
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On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, let us help you build your Semiquincentennial soundtrack with a day of music inside the Memorial House Museum at George Washington Birthplace National Monument.
From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., get into the celebrating spirit with live English Country Dance music, as musicians offer a contemporary tribute to the sounds that animated 18th‑century festivities.
From 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the trio Ampersand presents their new Revolutionary War–era program, “Music of the New Nation.” This performance highlights the experience of the home front and everyday people as they faced the battle for independence. Included are songs about the stirrings of revolution; the experiences of colonists in different walks of life; songs from soldiers on both sides of the conflict; a fiddle tune written by an enslaved person, and protest songs written at the time. This trio of musicians brings guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, hammered dulcimer, cello, and penny whistles to underscore rich vocal harmonies and great joy in sharing this traditional music with modern audiences.
We invite you to stop by and enjoy a toe‑tapping tune as part of your visit to the birthplace of the nation’s first president.
From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., get into the celebrating spirit with live English Country Dance music, as musicians offer a contemporary tribute to the sounds that animated 18th‑century festivities.
From 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the trio Ampersand presents their new Revolutionary War–era program, “Music of the New Nation.” This performance highlights the experience of the home front and everyday people as they faced the battle for independence. Included are songs about the stirrings of revolution; the experiences of colonists in different walks of life; songs from soldiers on both sides of the conflict; a fiddle tune written by an enslaved person, and protest songs written at the time. This trio of musicians brings guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, hammered dulcimer, cello, and penny whistles to underscore rich vocal harmonies and great joy in sharing this traditional music with modern audiences.
We invite you to stop by and enjoy a toe‑tapping tune as part of your visit to the birthplace of the nation’s first president.
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1732 Popes Creek Rd, Colonial Beach, VA 22443, United States
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Host or PublisherGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument
