West Virginia native Hazel Dickens, the "first lady" of old-time country and bluegrass, will make appearances on October 12 and 13 at Hamilton College.
The film, "It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song," a documentary about Dickens, directed by Mimi Pickering, will be shown on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. in the Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson Building at Hamilton College. It will be followed by a discussion with Dickens and Pickering. It is free and open to the public.
The film will be shown again on Friday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel at Hamilton and will be followed by a performance by Dickens and her band. The event is co-sponsored by the Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture at Hamilton College, and the Kirkland Art Center. For tickets call 315-853-8871.
Dickens is considered one of the pioneers of women's music. In the documentary film Dickens talks about her life – growing up in the coalfields, working in the factories of Baltimore, playing music with other mountain migrants, and surviving as a woman artist.
Dickens' appearance is part of the Kirkland Project's Southern Accents series.
