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Library Summer Forum| Frankie Brackley Tolman and Harvey Tolman | The Story of Cape Breton Music

July 15, 2010
7:00 pm

The Olivia Rodham Memorial Library
Summer Lecture Series
At the Nelson Town Hall
Gather after 6:30, listen to live music.
Program starts at 7:00 (Nelson time)
Usually runs for about an hour, followed by refreshments and socializing in the library.

The library has sponsored this program for several years. Each speaker is from (or strongly connected to) Nelson, and brings unique perspective and expertise to their chosen topic.

The program is free and open to everyone. There will be a basket for donations, to support the library.

Past programs have been recorded in audio and sometimes video, and are available at the library.

This Program:

Everything you always wanted to know about Cape Breton music.  Including: The origins, the different types of tunes, the present day applications, and how tragedy saved a culture.  Musically illustrated by Harvey Tolman on fiddle and Lloyd Carr on piano.  Narrated by Frankie Brackley Tolman.