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Caldwell County Schools

2020 Traditional Arts Touring Grant Recipient

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Recipient Information

Location

Princeton, Kentucky

Project Title

Hogslop String Band

Year of Award

2020

Grant or Fellowship

Traditional Arts Touring Grants

Grant Amount

$5,000

Hogslop String Band, a traditional southern string band, will visit Caldwell County Schools in Princeton, Ky to conduct a two-day residency with one workshop for students; two school day performances for students and one public evening performance at Caldwell County High School Fine Arts Building.  Folklorist/historian/ethnomusicologist Nathan Blake Lynn will discuss the history of folk music with an emphasis on string bands as an opening for each performance.