Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to New Hampshire

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Les Bon Hommes Du Nord: French-Canadian Fiddle Music & Songs from New Hampshire
by American Folklife Center
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5687

Patrick Ross and Jean Theroux present a program of fiddle tunes and songs drawn from their French-Canadian heritage. They will be joined by Dalton Binette and Bow Thayer. All four musicians hail from the northernmost area of New Hampshire, adjacent to the Canadian border, across which people and cultural influences have flowed steadily over the last hundred years or more. The fiddle, accordion, and guitar are the most common instruments used in French-Canadian music.

Sponsoring Organization:
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE, LJ-G49
Washington DC 20540
202-707-4430
www.loc.gov/folklife

Heritage Arts Build-A-Picture Activities
by New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
http://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning/index.htm

Activities to introduce students in grades 3-12 to New Hampshire traditions and heritage arts. Puzzle activities on traditional arts topics include ash basket making, blacksmithing, dog sledding, fly tying, contra dance, and sheep sheering. The activities are designed to help students learn about traditional arts and artists, broaden literacy skills, develop basic research interests, and nurture writing skills. Background information is provided to expand on the activities in the classroom and community.

Sponsoring Organization:
New Hampshire Council on the Arts
2 1/2 Beacon Street, Suite 225
Concord NH 03301-4447
(603) 271-2789
http://www.nh.gov/nharts/