Carolina Chocolate Drops to perform on Orpheum stage following SCOTT JOPLIN AND TREEMONISHA
1/24/09
Following the January 24 performance of SCOTT JOPLIN AND TREEMONISHA, opera goers are in for a treat in the form of The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Their performance is made possible by Opera Memphis' partnership with the North American Folk Alliance.
"The Carolina Chocolate Drops are a group of young African-American stringband musicians that have come to together to play the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music in Carolinas piedmont. Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson both hail from the green hills of the North Carolina Piedmont while Dom Flemons is native to sunny Arizona.
Although we have diverse musical backgrounds, we draw our musical heritage from the foothills of the North and South Carolina. We have been under the tutelage of Joe Thompson, said to be the last black traditional string band player, of Mebane, NC and we strive to carry on the long standing traditional music of the black and white communities.
Joes musical heritage runs as deeply and fluidly as the many rivers and streams that traverse our landscape. We are proud to carry on the tradition of black musicians like Odell and Nate Thompson, Dink Roberts, John Snipes, Libba Cotten, Emp White, and countless others who have passed beyond memory and recognition."
-www.carolinachocolatedrops.com
Tickets $15. To purchase, call 901.257.3100.
