Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle, two old-time musicians from Southwest Virginia shared traditional Appalachian music and heritage with the third-grade and fourth-grade students at Clyde Elementary on Tuesday, November 15th.  Anna and Elizabeth played traditional old-time fiddle and banjo music, sang ballads, and taught about the history of Appalachian music while sharing “crankies”, handmade paper story-telling scrolls that illustrate the songs and tunes.  They even got the students to sing and dance along!  Their program was made possible through a $200 subgrant awarded to Clyde Elementary by the Grassroots Arts Program.  The Grassroots Arts Program is funded by the State and administered by the Haywood County Arts Council.

Photos courtesy of Clyde Elementary School