Arizona Humanities Presents: The Wild West Fiddle Project: Arizona’s Hidden Soundscape

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Program Type:

America 250, Entertainment

Age Group:

Family, All Ages

Program Description

Event Details

Join Dr. Kate Rose for a fun, all-ages, interactive performance that uncovers Arizona’s rich blended heritage through traditional folk music and dance. Featuring live fiddle music and storytelling, this experience reveals how pioneer musicians, whose roots spanned old worlds and new terrains, integrated their traditions with those of neighboring communities. Connection with the land shaped these emerging traditions, where Celtic melodies and Hispanic rhythms interweave seamlessly. We will hear revived tunes showing how cultures converged to create a unique sound, reminding us to connect with the beauty of our state’s open skies, deep canyons, and vast forests.

This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.