Civil War Era Fiddle Tunes by
Phil and Vivian Williams
February 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Fairwood Library
17009 140th Avenue SE
Renton, WA (425) 226-0522
Vivian and Phil Williams present their program "Fiddle Tunes of the Civil War" - tunes, stories, and historical quotes from the accounts of fiddlers and ordinary soldiers for military and civilian dances.
The program will be performed on fiddle, modern guitar, Civil War period guitar, and two Civil War banjos. It will include virtually unknown accounts of Civil War activities in the Pacific Northwest, and the music played here during this period. The Williams also will bring a display of twenty-one photos and period drawings of Civil War musicians and dance events.
An international champion fiddler, Vivian is one of the foremost experts on the dance music of the pioneer West. The program is well researched by Vivian, also a historian by training. The program runs about one hour, is free to the public and family friendly.
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