Program Description
Event Details
In July 1916 WNC communities suffered through one of the worst floods in our region’s recorded history. One way residents processed and remembered the disaster was through music.
“The Brushy Mountain Freshet” is a ballad that details the fate of one WNC family after a 1916 landslide destroyed their home in Alexander County.
Join BCSC as we welcome Trevor McKenzie and Steve Kruger to discuss the history behind the 1916 ballad and share songs from their album of regional tunes, "The Freshet."
This event is presented in conjunction with Come Hell or High Water, a community memory project documenting the historic impact of Helene on Western North Carolina. Contribute your story, browse community submissions, or discover historical resources about past flooding events in WNC at helenehistory.omeka.net.