Free Mothers' Day Concert Features Chilean Mother-Daughter Folk Duo

RALEIGH, N.C. - April 24, 2013 - PRLog -- Celebrate Mother’s Day with a free concert featuring mother-daughter duo Myrna Bascuñan & Claudia López Bascuñan, part of the Music of the Carolinas series and presented in partnership by PineCone at the NC Museum of History. The Bascuñans sing Chilean folk songs, play drums, and tell bilingual stories. On Sunday, May 12, they will perform a free concert at the Museum beginning at 3 p.m.; free tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 2 p.m.

Myrna and Claudia came from Chile as political refugees in 1976. Since then they have lived in New York City; Fayetteville, AR; Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC. They started singing together in 1995. Festivals where they have performed include La Fiesta del Pueblo, The International Festival, the Haw River Festival, and The Eno River Festival. Some of their songs have been included on the CDs made by The Community Music Project.

Music of the Carolinas celebrates North Carolina music traditions, past and present, and showcases regional musicians and performers whose art is rooted in the state’s cultural heritage.  

Program notes will be available, and large-print program notes will be available as well.

More information about this concert: https://www.pinecone.org/event-detail.php?id=214

More information about the NC Museum of History: http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/wgo/Programs.html

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PineCone - the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, Inc., is dedicated to preserving, presenting, and promoting all forms of traditional music, dance and other folk performing arts. PineCone was incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization in 1984.

The role of PineCone is to increase the visibility of Piedmont music and musicians and to provide public programs and educational resources about the depth and breadth of cultural expression in the region today. PineCone is the largest and most active traditional music organization in North Carolina measured by people served, budget size and total number of programs presented. PineCone supports the livelihoods of working artists, inspires and connects fans, educates youth and adult audiences, documents traditions, and provides opportunities for musicians to learn from one another. Each of the three elements – preservation, presentation, and promotion – plays an important role in ensuring the continued vitality and viability of traditional arts in North Carolina’s Piedmont.