Coming up July 6 at UNCA’s Concerts on the Quad: Lloyd Arneach and Laura Boosinger

Jason Sandford

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Lloyd Arneach    [Cherokee stories]
July 6 • 7pm
Free and open to the public

Authentic Cherokee storytelling from a master with his signature humorous, informative and moving style. Veteran of The Kennedy Center, National Museum of the American Indian, National Folklife Festival and Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival as well as other festivals, schools and colleges, Arneach is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee. Born and reared in Cherokee, NC Lloyd learned his first legends from two storytelling uncles on the Qualla Boundary, the proper name of the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Arneach lectures on Cherokee history and culture. He also conducts workshops on Native American storytelling, building appreciation of Native American culture and what the stories mean to the cultures from which they grew. info: www.arneach.com

Laura Boosinger with Josh Goforth and Raymond McLain   [southern old-time]
July 6 • 8pm
Free and open to the public

Claw-hammer banjo player/vocalist Laura Boosinger is an accomplished musician. This is “old time” mountain music or as Laura calls it music from the Southern Highlands. If you pass it by you’ll be missing a treat. Laura Boosinger was a student at Warren Wilson College in the late 70s when she decided to take a banjo class for a college credit. Little did she know the class would open her up to a whole new world.

Concerts on the Quad