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A Music Tradition: The McDowell Gold Jubilee
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Musicians gather to celebrate Ozarks music traditions at the McDowell Gold Jubilee.
Music, and music traditions are ever-popular aspects of our Ozarks heritage. Ozarks music is performed and preserved in house parties, jam sessions, concerts and other venues throughout the region. Betty and Benny Henderson share the history, and popularity of the long-running McDowell Gold Jubilee, where amateur and skilled musicians alike gather to celebrate music and these timeless traditions.
OzarksWatch Video Magazine is a local public television program presented by OPT
OzarksWatch Video Magazine
A Music Tradition: The McDowell Gold Jubilee
Special | 28m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Music, and music traditions are ever-popular aspects of our Ozarks heritage. Ozarks music is performed and preserved in house parties, jam sessions, concerts and other venues throughout the region. Betty and Benny Henderson share the history, and popularity of the long-running McDowell Gold Jubilee, where amateur and skilled musicians alike gather to celebrate music and these timeless traditions.
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