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12:30: Live Music with Colin & Laura HydenColin Hyden is a musician originally from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a student in the old-time music program at ETSU and he focuses his musical studies around Eastern, KY, more specifically Magoffin County. Colin plays banjo in the overhand (clawhammer) style, and fiddle.
Laura Hyden is a native of Lafayette, Indiana and now resides in Johnson City. As a child, her family visited East Tennessee each summer, staying at Big Ridge State Park. She visited the Museum of Appalachia frequently, and fell in love with the stories and culture of Appalachia that were brought to life through the work of John Rice Irwin. This influenced her to study history at Purdue University. Laura is a former homeschool mom, and the owner of a fiber arts business. She enjoys playing bluegrass and traditional music with her family.
Colin Hyden’s set will have an emphasis placed on traditional musicians who were women. He will resurrect their stories through his music, and will include supporting artists Laura Hyden, his mother, and Caitlin Smith to further elaborate and bring these songs to life in modern times.
1:40: Storytelling with Vianna Isbister
Vianna Isbister is an academic and performing artist with specializations in Circus, Theatre, Storytelling, and Dance. She graduated from ETSU with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, minors in Dance and Storytelling, and a Master of Arts in Communication and Storytelling Studies. Vianna is passionate about blending academic discourse and various performance interests to connect art to a wider audience.
Vianna will be sharing an original story that blends elements of Appalachian folklore and personal experiences of gender expression and the ways we are made by the ground we walk on.
2:00: Sound Bath with Caitlin Smith and Phillip Smith
Caitlin Smith has been practicing sound healing since 2020, and healing arts since she was an adolescent. As a child, her father educated her on yoga, mythology, and meditation practices to help her understand and cope with life's order and chaos.
Throughout the years, she has shifted her healing arts practice and found a deep passion dialing into meditation as sound. The effects of sound healing have been intriguing and impactful to her everyday life, and she is excited to share her exploratory, meditative sound journey with the Reece Museum.
As a native Appalachian, who has struggled to find her own voice, she felt moved to organize this event after experiencing the exhibit, which she states, "Brought profound healing to the wounds that once made her silent." With roots in old time music, she wanted to create an event that embodies the sounds of Appalachia through historical old time music, story telling, and healing arts.
Caitlin will be playing a variation of instruments that will guide listeners into a relaxing and fast-tracked experience to meditation. Using crystal sound bowls and percussion instruments, she will guide listeners on a sound journey, with hopes of bringing a sense of union and peace to themselves.
This event is part of the Embodying Culture: Women in Appalachia Exhibition & Event Series and is free admission.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
363 Stout Dr, Johnson City, TN, United States, Tennessee 37614