Range the Wild Woods Over: Loggers’ Songs and Stories
Mon, Jan 10
|Zoom Event
Folklorist Jeff Warner relates the songs and stories of the people who worked the wintry woods. Although an RSVP is not required to attend, your response does allow us to send you an event reminder and any other important updates.
Time & Location
Jan 10, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Zoom Event
About the Event
Range the Wild Woods Over: Loggers’ Songs and Stories
With Jeff Warner, Folklorist and Community Scholar for the New Hampshire Council on Arts
{This program is made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities "Humanities to Go" program.}
Loggers at the turn of the twentieth century cut the timber that built and warmed our houses and provided the ties for America's ever-expanding railroads. Timber established Portsmouth, Portland and Bangor as important ports, sending New England lumber around the world. Folklorist Jeff Warner relates the songs and stories of the people who worked the wintry woods, showing their humor and their grit, and giving us a glimpse into everyday life in long ago lumber camps.
Jeff Warner connects 21st century audiences with the music and everyday lives of 19th century people. Warner accompanies his songs on concertina, banjo, guitar, and several pocket instruments, such as…