Discovering Hidden Washington: A Journey Through the Alley Communities of the Nation's Capital


NEW -View a webcast of the program - NEW
RealMedia Player is Required

PROGRAM

March 13, 2002, 10:00-11:30 am - COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM

Welcome and Introduction
Diane Nester Kresh
Director, Public Service Collections, Library of Congress

1. Irish Aire
Steve Hickman, Fiddle, Myron Bretholz, Bodran

2. Muse of Amergin - 9th Century
James Houton,
The Washington Revels

3. Cutty Wren
The Washington Revels

Image of Immimgrants looking at the Statue of Liberty4. Sally Gardens
The Washington Revels

5. Immigrants Travel to America: Life in the New World
Diane Kresh, Library of Congress

6. An Irish Ceilidh and Health to the Company
The Washington Revels

7. Community Dance
The Washington Revels

8. A Touch of the Blarney: The Irish Storytelling Tradition
Diane Kresh, Library of Congress

9. The Adventures of Finn MacCoul and other Folk Heroes
James Houton, The Washington Revels

Image of Granny sitting on the rocks10. Introduction to Irish Poetry
Diane Kresh, Library of Congress

11. Wild Mountain Thyme
The Washington Revels

12. Mummers Plays and Folk Dramas
Roberta Gasbarre, The Washington Revels

13. Mummers Play: Straw Boys
The Washington Revels

14. Hi Ho the Rattlin' Bog
The Washington Revels

Questions and Answers
Library of Congress and The Washington Revels


The visual materials used today were drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress and may be found in the Geography and Map, Motion Picture Broadcast Recorded Sound, Music, Prints and Photographs, Rare Book and Special Collections divisions and the general book collections of the Library of Congress.


Library of Congress
Contact the Children's Program Staff ( May 30, 2003 )