NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AND STORIES

March 31, 2010

TUESDAY APRIL 6th – 7:00PM

Location: Thetford Academy Library – Thetford Vermont

Celebrated as a bilingual storyteller and flute player Jesse Bruchac also looks to his Abenaki roots for inspiration. A graduate of Goddard College, where his thesis was the creation of a syllabus for teaching the Abenaki language, he’s worked extensively over the last 15 years in the preservation of the Abenaki language, storytelling, music and traditional culture. He is the creator and webmaster of the Abenaki Language site. http://www.westernabenaki.com

Founder of the Dawn Land Singers, Jesse’s performed American Indian music at festivals and in concerts throughout the United States, in Canada, and in several European nations. He performed at Woodstock 2 and as the opening act for The Grateful Dead at Highgate, Vermont. Most recently, he has been featured at such festivals as the Champlain Valley Festival in Vermont, the Dance Flurry in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and the Old Songs Festival in Altamont, N.Y. His recordings include Songs of the Wabanaki and the most recent Dawnland Singers release Honor Songs. His original music has been used in the soundtracks of over a dozen films including Adirondack Blue and Source to the Sea. His first book, Mosbas and the Magic Flute, a bilingual telling in Abenaki and English of a traditional tale in picture book form was published in 2010.

Admission is free – Donations are appreciated

Space is limited so arrive early.

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