Author Talk: Gage McKinney
This Event has no scheduled dates at this time. It last occurred on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Event Description:
Author Gage McKinney will share with us the incredibly interesting tale of the hard-rock miners from Cornwall who came to America early in the 1800s to tap the continent’s rich mineral wealth. They were crucial to the California Gold Rush and settled in the mining camps of the Sierra Nevada. Along with their mining skills, they brought their folk music and especially their Christmas carols. Gage will describe the origins of this music, which was composed, performed and enjoyed by mining families, and is preserved today by their descendants. This “Christmas in June” event will prepare you to visit Grass Valley, California, where the Cornish carols are still sung on the streets in December. Free and open to all.
Price:
free
Age limit:
Teens and Adults
Where is the event?
South Lake Tahoe Library (See address and directions below)
