| << Back 6/1/05 A birthday bash SMN What: Mountain Echoes: A Homecoming,
40th Anniversary Celebration Where: Haywood Community College in
Clyde
Haywood Community College will celebrate its 40th anniversary June 4 with an all-day celebration at its Clyde campus. The event will feature live music, storytelling, crafts, film presentations, timber sports, fishing clinics, puppets games and food.
Where to park Due to the overwhelming response and to keep families and children safe, parking
for Haywood Community College’s 40th Anniversary Festival,
Mountain Echoes: A Homecoming, will be at Tuscola High School on
Tuscola School Road and New Covenant Church on Lee Road with a short
shuttle trip to the HCC campus. Follow the signs to these lots where
shuttles will bring participants to the festival. Shuttles begin
running at 9 a.m. Parking on the HCC campus will be reserved for
handicapped participants. Schedule of events: • 10 a.m. Travis and Trevor Stuart — Twins from Haywood County who have performed together for more than 20 years. Travis plays the banjo and Trevor plays the fiddle. The duo is instrumental in teaching the next generation how to keep the art of traditional music alive through the Junior Appalachian Music Program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Crazy Mary” — 30-minute film produced by HCC’s film students “Crazy Mary” is the tale of a woman who lived in the mountains of Tennessee, a recluse, a widow and a mother to a child taken too early by the grips of death. Her oddity made her an easy target for the pranks of local school children raised by parents who did not understand her ways. One of these misdirected merrymakers was part of a preacher’s brood. In an attempt to make reparation, the preacher invites Mary over for dinner, but a twist of events leaves the preacher dead and Mary’s actions in question. Showings held on the half hour in HCC’s Student Services Building. • 10:30 a.m. Jerry Wolfe — A storyteller focusing on Cherokee History, culture, and language. Wolfe works in the Outreach Program of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. • 11 a.m. The McDowell Family — Bryan, 13, Emma, 16, mom, Donna, dad, Steve, and family friend, Ray McElroy form this Haywood County band featuring fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and bass. • 11:30 a.m. Formal Homecoming Ceremony • 12:15 p.m. Whitewater Bluegrass Company — this favorite among local bands is led by Marc Pruett, an HCC Foundation Board member and banjo player who won a Grammy with Ricky Skaggs for Bluegrass Rules! in 1998. • 12:45 p.m. David Burnette, Tim Bradley and Richard Hurley — event emcees who join together for traditional bluegrass. David is the son of Albert Burnette, who is the focus of the folklife documentary filmed by HCC students and produced by Marc Pruett, which will be shown at 1:15 p.m. • 1:15 p.m. Sheila Kay Adams — a storyteller, musician, singer, and published author from Western North Carolina. Seven generations of her family have passed down the ballads of her ancestors. Adams plays the clawhammer banjo and sings traditional Appalachian ballads. • 1:15 p.m. Folklife Documentary Showing — premiere of Marc Pruett’s documentary about legendary Haywood County storyteller Albert Burnette, filmed by HCC students. Held in HCC’s Student Services Building. • 2 p.m. Raymond Fairchild — a banjo player with 45 years performing of experience. Fairchild has recorded more than 20 albums and videos and has two gold records. Fairchild is a lifetime member of the “Bluegrass Hall of Fame” and five-time recipient of the Bluegrass Banjo of the Year Award. He is a native of Cherokee and now resides in Haywood County. • 3 p.m. David Holt and the Lightning Bolts — a 4-time Grammy Award winner who plays 10 acoustic instruments. Holt is also a well-known television and radio host for such programs as North Carolina public television’s Folkways and the Nashville Network’s Fire on the Mountain. He has been a frequent guest on Hee Haw, Nashville Now, and the Grand Ole Opry, and was a musician in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” • 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. “Crazy Mary” • 3:45 p.m. Davy Arch — a Cherokee storyteller, who also presents lectures on Cherokee history and culture, and demonstrates carving, flint knapping, and mask making. His carved masks have been on display at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His stories have been published in the award-winning book, Living Stories of the Cherokee. • 4:15 p.m. Connie Regan-Blake — a storyteller drawing on her southern roots and gift of humor. Blake lives in Asheville and has seven award-winning audio and video recordings. She has been on Good Morning America, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and CNN’s Evening News. • 5 p.m. Whitewater Bluegrass Company • 5:45 p.m. Sheila Kay Adams • 6:30 p.m. Hawk Hurst — an animated storyteller and musician. He has been crafting and playing traditional Native American flutes and drums for nearly 15 years and began playing and teaching West African style drumming almost 20 years ago. Hurst is a long-standing member of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild, The Mountain Arts Program, and the Yarnspinners Storytelling Group. • 7 p.m. David Holt and Friends Children’s Tent • 10 a.m. Connie Regan-Blake • 11 a.m. Davy Arch • 12 p.m. Ila Yount — a storyteller and published author whose work focuses on her family history of pioneer settlers. Yount, a Haywood County native, taught creative writing at HCC. • 1 p.m. Jerry Wolfe • 2 p.m. The McDowell Family • 3 p.m. Hawk Hurst • 4 p.m. Laura Boosinger — an award winning performer and recording artist whose primary focus is the interpretation of traditional music from the Southern Appalachian region. She plays old-time banjo, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, and finger-style harp. |
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