Eurekans and folk festival visitors have a rare treat in store Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at The Auditorium. Ozark duo Still on the Hill – homegrown and internationally acclaimed modern-day bards – perform their brand new Still A River show in a free concert where 100 CDs will be given away to the first 100 folks through the door!
Multi-instrumentalists Donna and Kelly Mulhollan, recipients of the Governor’s Folk Life Award, carry on the ancient tradition of storytelling in song. The Still A River collection of original story-songs celebrates the Buffalo River’s rich history. These songs are poignant reminders of what we cherish about our nation’s historic first national river and invite us, as the river’s stewards, to protect the sights and sounds that nourish us.
Donna and Kelly will introduce you to people like Elizabeth and Piety and Granny Henderson and places like the Morningstar Mine via their unique “low tech power point” – an assortment of handmade quilts.
Songs like Sam’s Throne and Bushwhackers and the Rooster invite us back in time for a look into the lives of the river’s people and the events that shaped them. You’ll learn how Bee Bluff got its name, and hear how Eveline and Peter Tyler’s love story intertwined with the Arkansas Peace Society and events of the Civil War.
The Still A River Project (sequel to Still on the Hill’s terrific grant funded project for Beaver Lake, Once a River) is funded by a community collaboration to raise awareness of the Buffalo River. It provides free concerts and free CDs to audiences across the region. This means that you – as well as folks from school children to people in nursing homes – have the opportunity to celebrate the Buffalo River, in song, with your community, for free!