Register now for August Interview with Martha Redbone
Harlan, Kentucky’s own Martha Redbone will join Dr. Shauna M. Morgan for the August installment of “Celebrating the Art & Culture of Kentucky: Some of the Bluegrass is Black,” an online interview series produced by the Kentucky Arts Council. Register now to join the arts council at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, for this exciting conversation.
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Redbone is a Native and African-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and educator. She is known for her unique gumbo of folk, blues and gospel from her childhood in Harlan County, Kentucky, infused with the eclectic grit of pre-gentrified Brooklyn. Inheriting the powerful vocal range of her gospel-singing African American father and the resilient spirit of her mother’s Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw culture, Redbone broadens the boundaries of American Roots music. With songs and storytelling that share her life experience as a Native and Black woman and mother in the new millennium, Redbone gives voice to issues of social justice, bridging traditions from past to present, connecting cultures, and celebrating the human spirit. Read more about Redbone’s work on the art’s council’s website. |
The event is free and will be hosted on Zoom and stream live on the arts council’s Facebook page. Registration is required.
“Celebrating the Art & Culture of Kentucky: Some of the Bluegrass is Black” is part artist talk, part personal interview, and combines personal perspectives of the artist’s work, and meaningful conversations with both professional and emerging Black artists in and from the Commonwealth. The series is hosted by Dr. Morgan and features a monthly interview with a Kentucky artist. Previous interviews in the series are archived on the arts council’s You Tube channel. |
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Visit the Kentucky Arts Council’s website for more information about the series and bios of the host and artists.
For more information, contact Emily B. Moses, arts council executive staff advisor, at emilyb.moses@ky.gov.
This series is supported through a grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.