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SUMMARY:Clay County Cloggers
DESCRIPTION:Explore Irish Dance Traditions and Music at the NMM with the Cl
 ay County Cloggers\nThe National Music Museum will continue exploring Amer
 ica’s musical heritage this month with an educational performance by the
  Clay County Cloggers\, led by Grace Freeman\, on Saturday\, May 23. Perfo
 rmances will take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the museum’s Janet Luci
 lle Wanzek Performance Hall.\nThe group will present traditional soft shoe
  (ghillie) dances while discussing Irish dance traditions and the evolutio
 n of clogging in America. Through music\, movement\, and storytelling\, vi
 sitors will learn how Irish cultural traditions helped shape American folk
  dance practices.\nIn conjunction with the performances\, NMM Curator Aria
 n Sheets will offer a special gallery talk at 12:30 p.m.\, highlighting in
 struments associated with Irish dance traditions from the museum’s colle
 ctions. Featured instruments include a tin whistle by Feadóg Teo (NMM 065
 78)\, a dancing master’s fiddle by Thomas Perry (NMM 02674)\, and a harp
  by Clark (NMM 05777).\nVisitors are also invited to experience the NMM’
 s newest special exhibition\, Of Thee I Sing: Origin\, Heritage and Patrio
 tism\, now open in the Jason and Betsy Groves Special Exhibition Gallery. 
 The exhibition explores America’s story through musical instruments — 
 from Native traditions and colonial America to immigrant craftsmanship and
  patriotic expression — highlighting how music has shaped the nation’s
  cultural identity.
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CATEGORIES:culture,history,music
LOCATION:National Music Museum\, 414 E Clark St\, Vermillion\, SD\, 57069\,
  East River\, United States
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