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Vermilion Parish School Board
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Recipient Information
Location
Abbeville, Louisiana
Project Title
Blake Miller & Old Fashioned Aces
Year of Award
2022
Grant or Fellowship
Traditional Arts Touring Grants
Grant Amount
$4,400
LA Folk Roots, Inc. will facilitate a "Jeune Folk Rootshop Series" to advance the traditional music skills of students in the Leblanc Elementary French Immersion/Fiddle Club and Erath Middle School Fiddle Club. Professional ensemble musicians will include Blake Miller and Old-Fashioned Aces. An experiential "Jeune Hurrah" public performance will facilitate local engagement in the Jeune Folk Rootshop Series aimed at future project repetition and sustainability.