Celebration of Women in Old-Time Music: An Evening with Alice Gerrard

Documentary and concert

We are honored to welcome Alice Gerrard for A Celebration of Women in Old-Time Music. As the centerpiece of the weekend event, we’ll screen the acclaimed documentary You Gave Me a Song, which chronicles Alice’s extraordinary life and musical legacy—followed by a live performance by Alice and her bandmates Tatiana Hargreaves and Reed Stutz. 

Alice Gerrard is a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who has performed and advocated for old-time and bluegrass music for over 50 years. Her four recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds.

Dive deeper into Alice's life with a discussion of her new autobiography, Custom Made Woman. 

This event is presented in conjunction with the Birthplace of Country Music’s exhibit I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music, currently on display at the Museum of East Tennessee History.

Made possible by

This historic night is made possible in part by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission in partnership with the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, the Friends of the Knox County Public Library, and the Bijou Theatre.