Russ Childers
Fiddles & Flatboats:
Music & Stories along the Ohio
For
more than 200 years, the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers were wilderness
thoroughfares that carried the songs and stories of the many cultures
that traveled their lengths. The fiddle and banjo not only provided
entertainment to hardworking river residents, but also gave rhythmic
cadence to pace the crews’ work. Audiences will hear old fiddle tunes
and stories with historic river themes.
Recommended Ages: Grades K-Adult
Maximum Audience: No limit
Length: 1 hour
Cost: $275 first session/$45 each additional
Limit No. Sessions: 3
Technical Needs
- Artist Arrival: 30 minutes prior to performance
- Organization representative should meet the artist and show him to the presentation area.
- Two people needed to assist with unloading equipment.
- Audience participation: singing
- There is a Question and Answer session following the presentation,
lasting approximately 5-10 minutes, included in running time.
- Equipment needed by artist: microphones (discuss with artist prior to show)
- Classroom or large gathering space is suitable for this presentation.
Minimum amount of space needed for presentation: 10’ x 10’
- Please have drinking water provided for the artist.
