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      May 13, 2020

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      March 1, 2018

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    • Before the Americas Project

      Emotion: Recorded in an Abandoned Bridge in China

      November 1, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Playing With Perspective: A Mural Time Lapse

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      Before the Americas Project

      Recording “Be”: Collaboration Across Five Countries

      May 27, 2018

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      Community Art in Elko, Nevada

      January 8, 2021

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      A Community Mural in Elko, Nevada

      December 27, 2020

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      Classroom Mural at Driggs Elementary School, Idaho

      December 18, 2020

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      Rise Coffee House Community Mural in Driggs, Idaho

      December 8, 2020

      MURALS

      Teton Arts Mural in Driggs, Idaho

      October 21, 2020

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      Bonneville Salt Flats | Songs from the Road

      February 10, 2021

      MUSIC

      Matamoros Migrant Camp | Songs from the Road

      June 8, 2020

      MUSIC

      Guntersville Factory | Songs from the Road

      June 1, 2020

      MUSIC

      Arnold Montgomery | Improvisation

      April 10, 2020

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      Jess Langer & Cora Rose | A Song…

      April 7, 2020

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      Student Artwork Gallery

      May 7, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Music Workshop | Blue Ridge Parkway

      March 24, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Art Workshop | Tent City on the US-Mexico…

      March 16, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Songwriting Workshop | The Art Factory

      February 8, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Art Workshop | Gadsden, Alabama

      December 12, 2019

  • FILM
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      New Orleans from the Streets | Experimental Film

      May 13, 2020

      FILM

      The Himalayas | A Time Lapse Film

      March 1, 2018

  • PHOTOGRAPHY
  • BEFORE THE AMERICAS
    • Before the Americas Project

      Emotion: Recorded in an Abandoned Bridge in China

      November 1, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Playing With Perspective: A Mural Time Lapse

      June 10, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Recording “Be”: Collaboration Across Five Countries

      May 27, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Paso A Paso: Sounds of the Himalayas

      May 7, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Sounds of China & Nepal

      March 14, 2018

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Ethan Pardue | An Appalachian Folk Song

by Art We There Yet? March 6, 2020
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We crossed paths with Ethan in Sparta, North Carolina.  He participated in my songwriting workshop with Alleghany JAM.  We also often heard him playing his guitar outside the JAM House during our time there.  

Ethan is young – still in high school – and his passion for music shines clear.  Another student told me that outside of school, Ethan is rarely seen without his guitar.  

After his recording session I asked him, “Why do you love music?” He replied:

It’s calming.  It makes me happy and keeps me calm.  When I lay down in bed at night, I put my earbuds in and just lay there and listen.


Appalachian folks songs and carrying forward tradition

Here is Ethan singing “Mountain Dew”, a tune originally penned by Bascom Lamar Lunsford and later adapted by Scotty Wiseman.  It is now considered a standard Appalachian folk song.

It’s quite beautiful that so many young people in Alleghany County are connecting with the traditional folk music of the region.  It is important that young people across the globe carry forward the art forms of their place in the world. 

Only then can we maintain the reach tapestry of musical genres we see throughout our world today.

Alleghany JAM

Alleghany JAM is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Appalachian Heritage by enriching the lives of youth in our community through traditional music.

JAM encourages a sense of belonging both through offering opportunities for students to play traditional music with others, and through activities that foster an appreciation for their ancestors and place in history. 

Since its inception, over 1200 students have participated in Alleghany JAM, and it has become a well-respected entity within and beyond Alleghany County.  Today it serves students in grades 3-8 teaching classes in guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bass, dulcimer, dancing, and singing. 

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Art We There Yet is a project to create art and music inspired by the Americas, celebrating our shared humanity and giving back to communities along the way. Aboard a school bus converted into an art and recording studio, we are traveling 30,000 miles across 23 countries of North, Central, and South America.

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