Bryan’s book sold on Main Street
Those interested in the life and music of the famous local composer Charles Faulkner Bryan may meet the author of his biography for a book signing next month.
The Southern Museum & Galleries of Photography, Culture and History is hosting a book signing by Carolyn Livingston, author of the biography “Charles Faulkner Bryan — His Life and Music,” Sept. 20 at the museum. The book signing is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m..
Additionally, copies of the book, of which Livingston researched for more than two decades before it was released by University of Tennessee Press this spring, will be available at the museum before that time.
The book features the development of a Southern musician and McMinnville native who pursued his passion for music, which took him to places like Yale University and Carnegie Hall, where his folk cantata, “The Bell Witch,” was performed.
“Our museum has ordered a number of the Livingston books, which we shall have here soon,” curator Monty Wanamaker said of the books being available locally, noting they will most likely arrive next week. “We are taking orders.”
Other ways to get the book are to contact local bookstores Bookland or Hastings by special order or by visiting the University of Tennessee Web site at www.utpress.org.
Additionally, Wanamaker noted the art works of Betty Bryan Haslam, the only daughter of Charles Faulkner Bryan, are scheduled to be on display following an opening reception at the Station-Pure Art on Sept. 19.
The museum, located at 210 E. Main St., is open on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.