The violin, mandolin and guitars of Mandolin Orange and the guitar of Ryan Gustafson will waft across the lawn of the Center for the Study of the American South from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 30.
The violin, mandolin and guitars of Mandolin Orange and the guitar of Ryan Gustafson will waft across the lawn of the Center for the Study of the American South from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 30.
The musicians will perform for the first Music on the Porch event this year held by the center, part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The free public event will be on the lawn of the Love House and Hutchins Forum, home to the center, at 410 East Franklin St.
The performers will discuss the influence of the South on their music; whether they are inspired by other Southern musicians; and what makes the South fertile ground for creative expression, said Lisa Beavers of the center.
Songwriter Andrew Marlin and vocalist-instrumentalist Emily Frantz, who make up the Carrboro duo Mandolin Orange, blend elements of country, jazz and bluegrass into their music. Gustafson, of Durham, is the former front man of the rock band Bombbox. He infuses his songs with classic rock, pop, soul, Americana and even psychedelia.
For more information, call (919) 962-5665 or visit http://www.uncsouth.org/.
Center for the Study of the American South contact: Lisa Beavers, (919) 962-0503, lbeavers@email.unc.edu