Missouri State Parks and the Missouri Folk Arts Program will bring old-time fiddling to Jefferson Landing State Historic Site. The program will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 at the Jefferson Landing State Historic Site lawn.
The musical event will spotlight fiddlers in the Missouri Folk Arts Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Visitors will experience two Missouri fiddling traditions—Southwest Ozark and Little Dixie styles—played by master fiddlers Travis Inman and H. K. Silvey. Their apprentices and guitarists will fill out the sound. Visitors should bring lawn chairs or spread blankets for seating during this outdoor event.
Jefferson Landing State Historic Site is located at 100 Jefferson St. in Jefferson City. For more information, contact the Missouri State Museum at 573-751-2854. Missouri State Parks is supported by the one-tenth of one-percent Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax, which accounts for approximately 75 percent of the budget to repair, improve and maintain state parks and historic sites. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit http://mostateparks.com.