The Southern Folklife Collection at the Wilson Special Collections Library is celebrating its 35th anniversary! To mark this milestone, please join us for a symposium on Saturday, February 22. 

All sessions will be held virtually. 

SFC@35: Preserving Our Past, Playing for Our Future

10:00-11:30 a.m. Panel: Country and Commerce: Nashville and the Business Behind Genre.

Jewly Hight, Amanda Martinez, Jocelyn Neal

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Break

1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Workshop: Practicing with the archive: a hands-on exploration of creative music research.

Tatiana Hargreaves and Taylor Barrett with Aaron Smithers

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Songwriters in the Round: Singing the Songbook: Past, Present & Future

Charly Lowry, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, Kym Register, and Kamara Thomas

Register: go.unc.edu/SFC35