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Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne
122 North Mesa Verde Avenue
Aztec, NM 87410
505/334-9716 • toll-free: 866/245-9743
Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne
Special programs
These programs have been developed and presented under the auspices of the New Mexico Humanities Council, New Mexico Arts, the Philadelphia Folksong Society, the Farmington Civic Center Foundation, Pratt Community College, and other educational and arts organizations.
America: 1912
A Musical Snapshot of America in the Year New Mexico Became a State
Rhythm ’n’ Rhyme
America’s Songs & Their Stories • Concerts for Children
plus Singing Green
and A Century of Song
~ New for 2009 ~
I Want to Be Bad: The Flapper and Her Song
A concert/lecture written and performed by Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne. Available through the New Mexico Humanities Council’s Chautauqua Program beginning in 2009.
Singer Jane Voss and pianist Hoyle Osborne give vivid, historically authentic readings of the songs of the women of the 1920s, the New Women – popularly known as “flappers.” These fascinating and witty songs are remarkable artifacts of one of the greatest cultural shifts in American history, when women were establishing new roles for themselves and challenging conventions about costume, behavior, employment, sexuality, and expression. Quotations from journalists, poets, and the singers themselves complement the songs.
Please go to <www.nmhum.org> On the front page, click programs, then speakers and chautauqua, then fill in ‘Voss’ in the search chautauqua.
All In, Down and Out: The Great Depression in Song and Story
The Great Depression inspired an amazing body of American popular and folk song. Woody Guthrie, Langston Hughes, Irving Berlin, Blind Alfred Reed, Vernon Dalhart, E.Y. Harburg, Bessie Smith, and others gave us takes on many different aspects of the Depression. The songs are interwoven with readings from outstanding writers and wits of the day, as well as from ordinary working people.
Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne bring verve and authenticity to their performances of historic American folk and popular music. Jane Voss sings and plays guitar in styles inspired by such American roots pioneers as Mother Maybelle Carter and Memphis Minnie. Hoyle Osborne is a master of early blues, jazz, and ragtime piano styles.
