FARMINGTON – New England Celtic Arts will present Sumner McKane and “In The Blood” at North Church for the Farmington Historical Society on Thursday, April 2.
The concert starts at 7 p.m. A traditional logging camp style baked bean supper with corn bread will be available at 5:30 p.m. and a jam session begins at 6:15 p.m. Audience members are encouraged to bring their musical instruments to the jam sessions.
In The Blood, by filmmaker and composer, Sumner McKane, is a documentary film and multimedia presentation that illustrates the life, history and character of turn-of-the-century Maine lumbermen and river drivers by creating a virtual journey into the historic Maine woods.
Lumbermen began living in logging camps in the Maine woods in the early 1800s. They were the pioneers who created a successful self-contained working community in the woods, and on who’s backs the state’s economy and history were largely established. They were unique in their character, ethics, morals, strength, and skills, and they symbolize Maine’s gritty and resilient reputation.
In The Blood takes the audience into this rugged environment- into the camp, onto the haul roads, landings and yards, rivers and lakes. By combining archived films, photographs, oral histories told by the men themselves, and live music by Sumner McKane and Joshua Robbins, In The Blood creates a vivid world and brings the lumberman’s 19th century reality to life.
North Church is located at 118 High Street Farmington, Me. For reservations at North Church call: 207-778-2006. Ticket price is $8 for the supper and $15 for the concert. More info available at http://www.necelticarts.com
