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Jake Xerxes Fussell
Jake Xerxes Fussell (born 1981, in Columbus, Georgia) is an American singer and guitarist who plays Folk music, folk and blues music, with a focus on traditional Southern folk songs. Background Fussell was raised in Columbus, Georgia, the son of Fred C. Fussell, a folklorist, curator, and photographer. As a teenager Jake began playing and studying with elder musicians in the Chattahoochee Valley, apprenticing with Piedmont blues legend Precious Bryant, with whom he toured and recorded. He joined a Phenix City, Alabama, country band who were students of Jimmie Tarlton of Darby and Tarlton, and accompanied Etta Baker in concert in North Carolina. Before releasing his debut album, Fussell recorded vernacular Southern Music in the field with music historian George Mitchell (music historian), George Mitchell and Grammy Award-winning folklorist Art Rosenbaum. He often leverages his knowledge of traditional American folk music in his own work, for example, by adapting the cry of a 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Trap National Park For The Performing Arts
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (originally known as the Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts and simply known as Wolf Trap) is a performing arts center located on of national park land in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, near the town of Vienna. Through a partnership and collaboration of the National Park Service and the non-profit Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, the park offers both natural and cultural resources. Its land was donated to the United States government by Catherine Filene Shouse, who sought to preserve her former farm as parkland. In 1966, Congress accepted Shouse's gift and authorized Wolf Trap Farm Park as the first national park for the performing arts. It was given its present name on August 21, 2002. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization founded by Catherine Filene Shouse when she donated her Wolf Trap Farm to the National Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
