Community Profile of the Month

Capitol Broadcasting Company believes one of our greatest responsibilities is supporting our community. CBC’s Community Profile is a new monthly feature on the Web – a way to inform our employees and the public about the work of area non-profits, and their volunteer opportunities and needs.

For August 2010, take closer look at PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music.

PineCone
www.pinecone.org

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 28534
Raleigh, NC 27611

Phone: (919) 664-8333

About PineCone:
PineCone is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving, presenting, and promoting traditional music, dance, and other folk performing arts.

PineCone was formed in 1984 and is considered the largest and most active traditional music organization in the state, with a reputation for presenting the very best in all the varied forms that make up traditional music.

Each year PineCone presents 125-150 events, with approximately 100 that are free to the public.

PineCone programs include: five different concert series presenting the finest national, international, and regional traditional musicians; monthly participatory music sessions in bluegrass, Irish, and shape-note music; the PineCone Bluegrass Show, a weekly radio program on 94.7 WQDR (every Sunday 6-9 p.m.); a monthly newsletter for PineCone members; a staffed office to coordinate PineCone events and to serve as a community resource.

PineCone is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on the recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission and by the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency.

How To Help PineCone:
Membership is a significant portion of PineCone's financial support. It enables PineCone to develop their own programs, and to assist other local arts groups to bring quality traditional performers to Raleigh and the Triangle. PineCone is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the traditional cultural expressions of music and dance.

Find out the many benefits of becoming a PineCone member here.
Donate to PineCone's spring campaign here.
PineCone has a wish list. Find out if you can donate a needed item here.

What is traditional music?

Traditional music includes fiddle tunes, ballads, bluegrass, blues, gospel, swing, folk, and all the variations and derivations that our culture has nurtured. It is the folk product of community heritage and spirit. it is the musical spice that gives North Carolina its own taste. It is music that increases the attractivenes of our community and contributes a cohesive cultural identity. Its performers learned from their families or community or deliberately sought teachers from a traditional musical heritage.

Its performers include people who have played at Carnegie Hall or only in neighborhood homes. Whether they are professionl musicians or at their first stage appearance, all of these performers share a love of musical forms that represent community heritage.

Traditional music is the hopes, fears, dreams, and laughter of previous generations. It is music that stood the test of time because it finds new meaning in each generation.

POSTED: August 2, 2010