Circular from the top left to bottom left: Huckleberry Brothers, Camptown Shakers, Tim Krugman, and David Kincaid
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, N.C., the Foundation of Wayne Community College will present an evening of Civil War era music.
“All Roads Lead to Goldsborough” is set for 7 p.m. on Friday, March 20. It will be held in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.
The concert will be hosted by The Huckleberry Brothers Band of eastern North Carolina and include The Camptown Shakers of southeastern Pennsylvania, David Kincaid of Staten Island, New York, and Tim Krugman of Ohio.
The Huckleberry Brothers formed as a group in 2002 and now has 11 members. The band plays in camp and for dances during Civil War reenactments in North Carolina and surrounding states, but also performs at living history presentations, period balls, other functions.
The Camptown Shakers research and perform the early minstrel style of music popular in the mid-19th century America. Their instruments include early five-string banjo, fiddle, bones, and tambourine on which they play songs, banjo jigs, and fiddle tunes from the 1840s through 1865.
David Kincaid specializes in authentic Irish songs of both the Union and Confederate armies. Kincaid plays guitar, banjo, mandolin and bodhran.
Tim Krugman is a Civil War reenactor who performs period music of the Union Army 1861 to 1865. His instrument is the fiddle.
Tickets for the concert are $10 per person and will be available at the door. For 10 or more tickets, contact the Foundation at (919) 739-7022 or esbyrd@waynecc.edu.
The Foundation is also providing a lecture on the Battle of Bentonville at 7 p.m. on March 17, also in Moffatt Auditorium. Dean Harry, the president of the Friends of Bentonville Battlefield, will be the speaker. There is no cost to attend the presentation.
The college encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing accommodation or having questions about access, please contact the Foundation at (919) 739-7022 or esbyrd@waynecc.edu. Allow sufficient time to arrange accommodations.
The Foundation of Wayne Community College is a non-profit organization that works to broaden the base of community support for educational opportunities at the college. In addition to offering cultural activities such as those in its Arts and Humanities Program, the Foundation assists students, providing 368 scholarships worth more than $243,000 in the 2013-14 academic year, and funds innovative campus projects and employee recognition opportunities.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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