Mountain City Traditional Arts is proud to have been part of this project!
Wherever Rivers Flow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlim77QidkE&feature=player_detailpage
A video by filmmaker Mike
Snyder of Independent Pictures showcasing the original song, “Wherever
Rivers Flow,” wraps up a year-long community visioning and art project
produced by the Appalachian Independent,
appindie.org based out of Frostburg, Maryland . With support from the
Maryland Humanities Council, Allegany Arts Council, the Appalachian
Regional Commission’s Teaching Project, Allegany College of Maryland and
Frostburg State University, the “One Vision Many
Voice” project encouraged area residents to consider the question, “What
do we most value in the region and how can we retain those values while
moving toward a more sustainable future?” Presentations, film
screenings and discussions were produced as part of
the project, and community members contributed quilt squares depicting
their visions of the region. Using those squares, The Cumberland Piece
Makers Quilting Club crafted two large quilts and the squares provided
inspiration for mountain residents and children
from Frostburg’s Beall Elementary whom worked with the duo Magpie to
write a song, “Wherever Rivers Flow.” Snyder’s video, the song, and the
quilts produced are the culmination of the efforts of hundreds of
voices. They are tangible markers of a community’s
One Vision, Many Voices.
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