To celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19, the Henderson County library branches will treat patrons to a variety of musical performances.
• Monday, April 14th, 4 PM, Edneyville- Harpist Carroll Ownbey will perform elegant music on the harp and teach the audience about her instrument. Carroll is one of the founding members of the Blue Ridge Harp Ensemble, a group composed of four concert grand harps.
• Tuesday, April 15th, 2 PM, Fletcher- Karen Hensley, pianist and vocalist, and her son Curtis McCarley, instrumentalist, will present a variety of songs from country to gospel.
• Wednesday, April 16th, 3:30 PM, Green River- Singer/songwriter Tom Fisch will present a blend of traditional folk and country inspired by James Taylor, Doc Watson, and Dan Fogelberg. He is the recipient of the 2006 WNC Regional Artists Project Grant and his most recent album is titled “October Bay”.
• Wednesday, April 16th, 3:30 PM, Etowah- Musical Pictures on Guitar and Recorders is presented by multi-talented M. King Goslin. As gentle music flows from M. King Goslin’s acoustic guitar and mixes with your imagination, just sit back, relax, and imagine. The music is soft, smooth, well-chosen for finger-style picking, and includes many familiar classical and celtic favorites.
• Saturday, April 19th, 11 AM, Mills River- Harpist Carroll Ownbey
All programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Library and are free and open to the public.