The Buffalo History Museum is set to welcome Tyler Bagwell, local folk singer and writer, on Wednesday, November 6th, at 6 pm, for “Low Bridge, Everybody Down: Buffalo’s Story in Song.”
The program is a history of Buffalo from 1812-1912 told through the battle dirges, lake shanties, murder ballads, canal hollers, underground railroad songs, and courting tunes of that period.
These songs cover significant topics of Buffalo’s history including The War of 1812, the Fenian Invasions, the Buffalo Slave Case, the Assassination of William McKinley, and more. Placed in a historical context, these songs resonate Buffalo’s role as pivotal American junction.
The Buffalo History Museum is located at One Museum Court, Buffalo. Admission is free for museum members, and included with admission for the general public.
For more information, call the Museum at (716)873-9644 or visit their website.
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