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Scraps of Quilting Music

Presented by Olathe Public Library at Olathe Indian Creek Library, Olathe KS

Apr 05 2019
Scraps of Quilting Music

This ode to the American quilting tradition celebrates the untold number of quilters who let their stitches tell their stories. It features songs, stories, poetry and lore derived from personal interviews with elder quilters and historical documents.

A heartwarming one-man show borne from a passion for all things timeless and rooted. These gifts of patience, quilts, touch everyone’s lives; whether they provide a little piece of home to a soldier in the thick of war; to providing warmth to a family in the thick of winter.

Featuring songs, stories, poetry and lore derived from personal interviews with elder quilters and historical documents. Songs performed on guitar, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, harmonica and recorder. Themes in the show ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

FREE

Phone: 913-971-6889

VIDEOS

  • One of the most-requested songs from Lil' Rev, written by Josh White. White popularized the song in the 1940s.

LOCATION

Olathe Indian Creek Library

13511 S. Mur-Len Road, Ste 129, Olathe, KS 66062

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