the MHC-After 3 students, from all sites, were invited by the Harvest
Foundation to attend a JAM session! JAM stands for Junior Appalachain
Musicians and is a program that offers free after-school guitar, banjo, and
fiddle lessons to students and will be available to the participating after-school
programs in the fall. Showcased were Montana Young, a 17-year-old fiddle
player who has won the hearts of her audiences with her dancing, rhythmic fingers
and her soulful voice, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a trio who wowed the
students with their high energy dancing and musicianship, unusual instruments, and
educational presentation. They were joined by a group of JAM musicians from
North Carolina who shared their newly aquired abilities as well.
Here, Montana Young prepares for her first tune.
The students curiously watch the performance play unfamiliar tunes.
Montana reaches out to the young people by explaining the
positive and inspirational impact music has had on her life.
The North Carolina JAM participants
are showcased as a group.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops get tuned up.
Drums, African 'banjos', jugs, dancing,
and opera singing were incorporated into their
performance.
Here the listeners are informed that Henry County
was once home to one of the largest populations of
black fiddle players in the country from 1930-1960.
A west African instument aids in educating
the audience of the origins of the banjo in
the United States.
The grand finale wraps-up the afternoon
with all of the musicians on stage!
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