(Hamilton, NY – Oct. 2014) The Earlville Awesome House joins Colgate’s Native American Arts and Culture Festival in presenting the Martha Redbone Roots Project, who will play the slots of 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. in the festival line up on Saturday, Oct. 18. The festival concert introduces the artists to the community in anticipation of a follow up concert at the Earlville Opera House on June 13, 2015. Folks who attend the Oct. 18 concert will receive a discount coupon for next year’s concert at the Earlville Opera House.
Redbone’s music flows equally from her own unique, award-winning blend of Native American elements mixed with both funk and her deep roots in Appalachian folk and Piedmont blues. Her music is flavored by the matriarchy that raised her on a rich sojourn from Clinch Mountain, Virginia to Harlan County, Kentucky and beyond to Brooklyn’s Dodge City-esque mean streets.
The Roots Project trio also includes Aaron Whitby, piano and Alan Burroughs, guitar and vocals
This performance is a co-presentation with Colgate University’s Native American Arts and Culture Festival.
Colgate University’s Native American Arts & Culture Festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Sanford Field House. It celebrates American Indian art, music, and dance from North, Central and South America.
The festival features live performances, including interactive Iroquois social dances; traditional flute music; Ecuadoran Music and Dance; and the Martha Redbone Roots Project (Choctaw/Cherokee) playing native-infused blues.
Artist demonstrations include pottery, stone sculpture, lacrosse stick making, antler carving, and Maya weaving. An all-day craft market includes vendors selling handmade jewelry, pottery, baskets, leatherwork, dolls, musical instruments, and more. Admission is free.
For more information about the festival, please contact Carol Ann Lorenz. Colgate University: clorenz@colgate.edu or 315-228-7184.