Posem Concert Series at the Purple Onion

Nov 6,  6 PM at The Purple Onion, 16 Main Street in Saluda NC - "Teddy's Piece", A play by Rema Keen and Kate Larken. The POSEM concert series continues this week with Rema Keen's performance of "Teddy's Piece" and Phil & Gaye Johnson opening the show at 6:00 PM. The doors open at 5 PM and light fare will be available for purchase prior to the show. Admission is $15 and reservations may be made by calling 828-749-1179.

  

The play is told in a rich Appalachian vernacular and creates a captivating oral tapestry based upon the stories and journals of Rema's Grandmother, Teddy, whose full name is Lillian Estelle "Teddy" McCoy Wright Triplett.

   

According to Steve Ruth, reviewer for the Kentucky newspaper The Mountain Eagle,  "This extraordinary play explores the experiences of this Appalachian woman through the seasons of her life using narrative and music. As the play progresses, Keen transforms her character effortlessly from child to mother, from coal miner's widow to wise elder.  In this award winning play audiences are treated to a rare and vivid portrait of this remarkable woman's life as this actor brings alive her Grandmother's memories. This life story transcends its mountain roots and becomes a universal tale of hope and survival."

Teddy's Piece is a story of strength and perseverance, of love and loss, carrying within it the poetry of a life. It is an example of the power of storytelling for preserving our stories and heritage for future generations. The hope is that it will inspire others to pass on and preserve their own family stories.

Phil & Gaye Johnson of Green Creek, North Carolina open the evening. They have lived the Southern Appalachian country music tradition as an acoustic duo for the past 27 years. Playing guitar, mandolin, dobro, harmonica, and tight harmonies, they regularly perform and teach at major events across the United States. The Johnsons are three time winners of the "most outstanding performance" award at The Asheville Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, have five folk music and storytelling recordings on the ASTER label, and have published a series of instructional books and videos. They have made several appearances on Garrison Keilor's A Prairie Home Companion as well as many other syndicated radio and television program

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