Mountain music comes to Chamber

From the hills of Southwestern Virginia, Jeff Robbins brings the authentic mountain sounds that he grew up with to audiences around the United States. On Wednesday, May 30, he will bring a program of pure Southern Appalachian music to McMinnville, sponsored by Magness Library, with funding from the Community Foundation of Tennessee.

At 6:30 p.m., in the Chamber of Commerce Community Room, Robbins will entertain children and adults alike with an ever-changing array of mountain instrumentals and songs, jaw-dropping stories, and a fascinating sit-down square dance.

Youth throughout the South have been introduced to the fiddle, dulcimer, autoharp, mandolin and banjo by this educator/entertainer who makes learning fun and entertaining. Most of Robbins? many instruments were handmade by him and his father.

The community is invited to come out and enjoy this new tradition in musical education that is as old as the mountains from which it comes. Admission is free. Call the library at 473-2428 for more information or to make reservations.