The Carpenter Museum Hosts Historic Music Duo Aromin and Gagliardi

The Carpenter Museum is proud to host Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi of the Vox Hunters, self-proclaimed seekers and singers of old songs and cultivators of local music. They are connected to the tradition of folk music in Rhode Island specifically and New England generally. September 17th at 6:30PM attendees will hear examples of traditional songs and poetry and learn about the Vox Hunters quest to hunt down and revive “old music”, which includes broadside ballads, historical songs, lyrical poetry, and local ditties and tunes in songbooks, tune collections, old manuscripts, library databases, and any other musical reference they can get their hands on.

This event is the Museum’s third in the series of 2024 workshops. Attendees will see examples of historic song books and poetry from the Carpenter Museum’s collection as well as see and hear examples of rare historic instruments. There will be time to discuss historic music with and ask questions of the Vox Hunters.

This event is free to members of the RAS and $10 for non-members. Registration is encouraged. Call the museum at (508)252-3031 or register online at www.VoxHunters.eventbrite.com.

About the Carpenter Museum:
The Carpenter Museum, named in honor of major benefactors Elsie Carpenter and her son E. Winsor Carpenter, is Rehoboth’s local history museum. Our mission is to collect, document, preserve, and share material culture related to the town’s history. The Museum also provides the wider community with research support, especially in the area of genealogy.