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Recipient Information
Location
Durham, North Carolina
Project Title
Will Oldham (aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
Year of Award
2019
Grant or Fellowship
Performing Arts Touring Grants
Grant Amount
$4,469
Duke Performances will bring the iconic Louisville-based troubadour Will Oldham (aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy) to Durham for a residency that includes two rare public talks and a culminating performance in Duke's Baldwin Auditorium on Friday, September 28, 2018. The residency will provide Oldham - one of the most respected and prolific indie songwriters of the past twenty-five years - an opportunity reflect on his career and the rootedness of his music in the folk traditions of the American South.