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Dynamic Legacies: Charlie Poole and the Evolution and Transmission of the Southern String Band Tradition Sponsored by the Southern Folklife Collection and *Music in Context* April 8, 2005; 9am-5pm Pleasants Room, Wilson Library University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill All events are free and open to the public Space is limited, please RSVP to [log in to unmask] Morning sessions will feature student papers on string band traditions. Discussant: Alan Jabbour, former director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Afternoon sessions will feature a panel discussion on Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers. Participants include: Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, Producer of "You Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music" Columbia Legacy. George Goehl, Straight Six Films. Currently producing a feature-length documentary about the life and music of Charlie Poole. Kinney Rorrer, Author of "Ramblin' Blues: The Life and Songs of Charlie Poole." Panel Moderator: Jocelyn Neal, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The afternoon sessions will also include a keynote address from "Hank" Sapoznik and a free concert by the New North Carolina Ramblers. More infomation available at: www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sfc1/