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Songcatchers Music Series featuring -

Laura Boosinger

Sunday July 25, 2010

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Cradle of Forestry

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Laura Boosinger's concerts offer a step back to a simpler time, awakening memories for the old and instilling cultural lessons for the young. Through her old-time banjo, dulcimer, autoharp and sweet voice, she invites audiences to participate in the richness of the Southern Appalachian's musical heritage.

Laura's performances have included the Tennessee Homecoming at the museum of Appalachia, Merlefest, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. She garnered the title "Most Outstanding Performer" at the oldest continuing traditional music festival in the country, Asheville's Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

Visit www.lauraboosinger.com to learn more.

The Cradle of Forestry's Songcatchers Music Series honors traditional music and the talented performers who preserve it, share it, and make it their own. Enjoy songs from ancient Appalachian ballads to vintage melodies and fiddle tunes.

A 30 minute opening performance begins at 4:00 p.m. The main concert begins after a short break at approximately 4:45 p.m. Come early and enjoy the Cradle's two interpretive trails, exhbit hall and gift shop.

Concerts take place in the sunny outdoor amphitheatre at the beginning of the Forest Festival Trail. The amphitheatre and trails are wheelchair accessible. Picnics are welcome, as are chairs between rows of amphitheatre seating. If raining, concerts are moved inside and held in the Forest Discovery Center.

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Admission for this event is $6.00 for adults 16 years of age and older and $3.00 for youth under 15 years of age, and America the Beautiful and Golden Age pass holders.

For more information call the Cradle of Forestry at (828)877-3130.

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