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McLain Family Band to Play at Moore
The world-renowned McLain Family
Vis presenting a concert of blue-
! ass music in Moore Auditorium on
”arch 24, 1980, at 8:00 p.m. “Blue-
5®ss music, first and last, is fun,” say
® McLains, and their family band’s
^ °'''th shows it. The McLain Family
and got its start when Raymond W. Mc-
Was fourteen years old and want
'll in learn to play the banjo. His fa-
Raymond K., thought it would be
j fun if they learned together.
u?'*iually, though, Raymond W. proved
n more adept at the banjo than his
nn. and Raymond K. switched to
' nn and accordian. Raymond W. al-
t, to play the fiddle, mandolin,
guitar. Daughter Ruth, who plays
and madolin, and Raymond W.’s
Beverly, who plays bass, mando-
guitar, and banjo, added their
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f./'gihs to the tight bluegrass sound
.j, n McLain Family Band.
*s family band has been traveling
performing nationally for over eleven
callg^t^'. eight foreign tours in the
*’’ne years, the McLains have per-
sixty-one countries, from Af-
>(J''®iun to Zambia. They have just
j, f from a five-week tour of Afri-
iji^®P*'esenting the United States with
,ffj *'^usic in Rwanda, Zaire, Central
*’ Empire, Congo, Benin, Liber-
a.ODjjjj^u Morrocco. They have delighted
lag 3’’*® councils, universities,
o*'ass festivals, jamborees, con-
is. L ^s, and fairs in forty-three states
M'T , ^ew York to Hawaii and from
m Florida.
’ carried its exciting blue-
e, uiusic to places as varied as the
It Center, The Grand Ole Opry,
■ ^•B.C.’s Today show. The McLain
ben featured
If/ y Band has even
®*ght times with symphony orches-
jfjJ Including those of Cleveland,
Asheville, Kingsport, and Cin-
‘atti.
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They have recorded seven
for Country Life records.
According to Raymond W. McLain,
"Bluegrass music is a genuine American
folklore which inherited the vigor of
its many origins — the sincerity of the
Anglo-Saxon ballad, the hoopla of the
ministrel show, the sociability of the
singing game and square dance, the lone
liness of cowboy life, the sass of rag
time, the fervor of the camp meeting,
and the pathos of the blues. Bluegrass
music embraces all of these components
with the warmth of a family reunion.”
The Deseret News says, “When the Mc
Lain Family Band comes to town, it’s like
having your favorite uncle arrive all
the way from Berea, Kentucky, with
your very best cousins.”
The entire program is sponsored by
the Visiting Artists and Lectures Commit
tee - chairman Bob Kramer - as a part of
their continuing Lyceum Series. Assist
ing the Visiting Artists and Lectures
Committee are the Appalachian Scho
lars who will give a dinner for the band
at 5:30, March 24. At 3:30 on March 24,
the band will be at the Country Boutique
presenting lectures and various jam
sessions with their different instruments.
All students are urged to stop by and
participate in the festivities.
Following the 5:30 dinner will be the
8:00 program in Moore Auditorium in
which the Bailey Mountain doggers
will be featured. The clogging team has
recently returned from a tour of Florida
during January term where they gave
sixteen lively performances to high
school and college audiences. The group
consists of Kelly Vaughn, Cheryl Hall,
Mark Moore, Dean Dalrymple, Ron An
drews, David Glover, Brenda Snyder,
Roger Ball, James Anderson, Faela
Maney, Carolyn Guinn, Mark Harris,
Stormy Honeycutt, Sherry Beck, James
Wagner, and Jane Criminger.
Tickets for the McLain Family Band
concert are $3 for the general public,
$2 for the faculty, $1 for MHC students,
and $1 for children under 12.
Anita Keller
Barrash to Speak at MHC
E)r. Tom Barash, Professor of Zoology and Psychology at the
of Washington in Seattle, is the leader in a new controversial field
ikg. ,*°^08y — that believes in genetic and evolutionary bases to human social
ts- t, *or. He will be at Mars Hill College Tuesday, March 25, for a public lecture
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in Belk Auditorium as well as meeting with biology, zoology, and psy-
®tudents during tbe day.
^ Earash, a native of New York City, earned bis bachelor’s degree from Harpur
in Binghamton, N. Y., and his master’s and Ph. D. from the University of
g8e ^ _ _
J'^in. At the very young age of 33, he has published over 80 scientific papers
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!1qd** field, as well as authored the books “Whisperings Within” and Socio
'ieri Behavior” which have become standards in this new field. He has been
'd 1° study at the Center for Advanced Studies of Behavioral Science at Stan-
tigjg iyersity’ and has received numerous grants and fellowships from the Na-
mence Foundation as well as other agencies.
'P g'^'^Eiologists postulate that there are genetic and evolutionary reasons for hu-
' fol animal behavior. Among other facets of behavior this includes
>1(1 j the psychologyical differences between males and females, parent-
*'pfv /.^^•^Bons, and even aggression and racism are rooted in genetic and evolu-
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’ies '.?®rash’s appearance at Mars Hill is sponsored by the Mellon Scholars lecture
^ th program of outstanding speakers is funded by a $140,000 grant received
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York to provide new learning ex-
^nd enrichment for the entire community. Dr. Barash’s lecture at 8 p.m.
public at no admission charge and will feature time for questions
Raymond W. Beverly Ruth Raymond IL.
Rock Roll January
^'''ers and discussion of his lect
ure.
This past January term a new class
was offered on campus, "Psychology
of Rock 'n Roll”, under Dr. Hal Hergog.
The class explored the beginning of
popular music starting with Blues and
working up to present day Disco. Out
side activities were also carried out by
the class such as films on Janis Joplin
and Jimmy Hendrix, lectures on Bob
Dylan, and the history of jazz; a radio
show for WVMH and a popular music
survey presented to various students
on campus. One purpose for these ac
tivities was to enable persons outside
of the class to share in our experiences.
The response to these activities was fair
ly successful and it was felt that the re
sults of the survey would be of interest
and possibly useful to some of the com
mittees on campus.
The survey was designed to ask stu
dents opinions about music preference,
college concerts & dances, the college
radio station - WVMH, parents attitude
toward the type of music they listen to,
and what type(s) of musical components
they owne(i. It was found that the ma
jority that responded to the survey chose
rock (46%J as their first musical prefer
ence followed by pop (21%) and dis
co (14.9%). As for the music they prefer
to listen to least, classical (28.2%) lead
the way followed by religious (21%) and
country (17.3%). An overwhelming ma
jority expressed the fact that they felt
the college did not have enough con
certs (88%) or dances (64.5%). If left
with a choice most would prefer more
smaller concerts throughout the year
instead of one large concert per year.
Criti(:isms by most students of the con
certs were that there were too many
unknown groups, too much hard rock.
the sound system was not good enough
and the audience was too wild and un
ruly. Major criticisms of the college
dances were that there were not enough
live bands, dances are not publicized
enough, they end to early and they should
be in nicer places.
Also discovered in the survey was that
of those polled the majority of the re
spondents either did not listen to the
• college radio station (35.9%) or only on
occasion (28.5%). Reasons given for this
were that the DJ’s were not professional
enough and played more of the music
they preferred to hear instead of what
the campus as a whole would enjoy.
It was also expressed that too much dis
co and hard rock was played, but not
enough religious and classical. Some of
the improvements suggested by students
were that the DJ’s should be given some
training, the sound system be improved
and play more music that the majori
ty would listen to. It was also found that
when asked if their parents objected to
the music they listen to, 89.9% of the re
spondents replied that they did not.
The survey also asked each respondent
to check which musical components
they own. The findings were: AM radio
- 91%, FM radio - 93%, Turntable - 70%,
8 track tape player - 63%, Cassette play
er - 49% and Reel-to-Reel - 6%.
It is hoped that this information can
be of help to campus committees involv
ed in these areas and that this survey
has helped the students express their
desires for change and if nothing else
improvements that can be made. We
wish to thank all of those who partici
pated in this survey and hope that they
leel their opinions have been expressed.
Dianne Pell