Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne
Special programs
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
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
America’s Songs & Their Stories • Concerts for Children
plus Singing Green
and A Century of Song
Please go to <www.nmhum.org> On the front page, click programs, then speakers and chautauqua, then fill in ‘Voss’ in the search chautauqua.
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.