FOOTbridge award Concert
Honoring longtime fiddle instructor
Cathy Grant
Cathy Grant
with musical performances by
Bob Thompson
Angie Richardson
Bare Bones
Jerrica Hilbert
3 February 2018 - Saturday
6:30 pm -- Award dinner
7:30 pm -- Concert
Woman's Club of Charleston
1600 Virginia St E, Charleston
Bob Thompson
Angie Richardson
Bare Bones
Jerrica Hilbert
3 February 2018 - Saturday
6:30 pm -- Award dinner
7:30 pm -- Concert
Woman's Club of Charleston
1600 Virginia St E, Charleston
FOOTbridge Award 2018: The Soul of Old-Time Music
Beginning in 2002 FOOTMAD has given the FOOTbridge award to persons who make significant contributions to the fulfillment of our mission to promote, preserve and present traditional music and dance.
The theme for 2018 is the Soul of Old-time Music and the FOOTbridge award goes to: Cathy Grant. A dedicated teacher, Cathy has nurtured the souls and talents of students at Fret & Fiddle in St. Albans and the John C Campbell Folk School in North Carolina. Several of her students have achieved national honors. One student, Jerrica Hilbert, who exemplifies this excellence, will be playing with Cathy in the presentation.
Cathy puts her heart and soul into her work. She takes the stage with her students for recitals and competitions. She created a student band aptly named, Fiddlers Galore. Their talent and pride result an expression of joy and a wall of sound. When Fiddles Galore plays for a FOOTMAD dance, the evening is elevated to a grand time indeed!
Cathy does not seek the spotlight however. When asked to accept the award, she requested that the evening be a time to honor Black History Month. So, the soul food of local vendor, Sumthin’ Good, will nourish our bodies and the music and traditions of Angie Richardson, the Bare Bones trio and Bob Thompson will nourish our souls, as we honor both Cathy Grant and Black History Month in 2018.
Beginning in 2002 FOOTMAD has given the FOOTbridge award to persons who make significant contributions to the fulfillment of our mission to promote, preserve and present traditional music and dance.
The theme for 2018 is the Soul of Old-time Music and the FOOTbridge award goes to: Cathy Grant. A dedicated teacher, Cathy has nurtured the souls and talents of students at Fret & Fiddle in St. Albans and the John C Campbell Folk School in North Carolina. Several of her students have achieved national honors. One student, Jerrica Hilbert, who exemplifies this excellence, will be playing with Cathy in the presentation.
Cathy puts her heart and soul into her work. She takes the stage with her students for recitals and competitions. She created a student band aptly named, Fiddlers Galore. Their talent and pride result an expression of joy and a wall of sound. When Fiddles Galore plays for a FOOTMAD dance, the evening is elevated to a grand time indeed!
Cathy does not seek the spotlight however. When asked to accept the award, she requested that the evening be a time to honor Black History Month. So, the soul food of local vendor, Sumthin’ Good, will nourish our bodies and the music and traditions of Angie Richardson, the Bare Bones trio and Bob Thompson will nourish our souls, as we honor both Cathy Grant and Black History Month in 2018.
Award dinner catered by Sumthin' Good
6:30 to 7:30 pm
$25 per person. Call 304-729-4382 for group discount for a table of 8.
BBQ ribs
Mac & Cheese
Greens
Green Beans
Cole Slaw
Rolls
Desserts Variety Cakes
Tea Sweet and Un-sweet
Coffee
6:30 to 7:30 pm
$25 per person. Call 304-729-4382 for group discount for a table of 8.
BBQ ribs
Mac & Cheese
Greens
Green Beans
Cole Slaw
Rolls
Desserts Variety Cakes
Tea Sweet and Un-sweet
Coffee
Award presentation and concert
7:30 to 9:30 pm
Adult $20, Senior $15, Student $10, Under 13 free, All AmeriCorps free
7:30 to 9:30 pm
Adult $20, Senior $15, Student $10, Under 13 free, All AmeriCorps free
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Bob Thompson
Since 1991 Bob Thompson has been pianist, and regularly featured artist on West Virginia’s NPR syndicated radio show, Mountain Stage. For the past twenty-three years he has also been co-producer and host of Joy To The World, a holiday jazz show, broadcast on public radio stations nationwide, and heard internationally on the Voice Of America. In October 2015, Bob Thompson was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame. |
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Angie Richardson
Angie Richardson was raised within Charleston’s vibrant African American gospel music community. Angie is a soulful singer and a masterful piano player. She performs both traditional and contemporary gospel music. Angie Richardson began singing in church at age six. At age ten, she began playing the piano by ear. Born into a musically inclined family, Angie’s experiences with music in her church and with her family shaped her life. She has toured the world with the Ethel Caffie-Austin Singers, performed for the West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s Vandalia Gathering, been a special guest on Bob Thompson’s Public Broadcasting Christmas jazz special, and performed at dozens of special events and festivals across the country. |
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Bare Bones
Becky Kimmons, Bill Kimmons and Mark Davis singing as Bare Bones have sent chills up and down spines all around the world with their a cappella harmonies via Public Radio International's Mountain Stage, and live, in person, on many concert stages. Their song list is varied, showcasing traditional songs dating back several centuries to contemporary songs, always with the distinctive sound that comes from unaccompanied singing rooted in Appalachia. |
This concert is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
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Update: 2017-01-10