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Rally Round the Flag: Songs of the Civil War with Marek Bennett
July 20, 2023 @ 6:30 am - 7:30 pm
Bring a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy Rally Round the Flag: The American Civil War Through Folksong in the Wentworth House garden!
DATE: Thursday, July 20
TIME: 6:30 pm
Marek Bennett will present an overview of the American Civil War through period music such as camp songs, parlor music, hymns, battlefield
rallying cries, and fiddle tunes. Funded by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities, this program is free and open to the public!
In this program, Bennett will explore the folksong as a means to enact living history, share perspectives, and influence public perception of events, and audience members will be encouraged to participate and sing along.
About Marek Bennett
A musician, graphic artist, and educator, Bennett is a 2021 recipient of the Governor’s Award from the NH State Council on the Arts, and is the
author of the graphic novel The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby. In case of inclement weather, the program will be moved indoors.