March 7, 2010

Place:  Pelham Public Library;  3160 Pelham Parkway;  Pelham, AL 35124

from the Big Read Brochure…….. “By combining music from the film Mark Twain with humorous and fascinating tales, Horton will paint a picture of what life might have been like on the Mississippi during Tom Sawyer’s time.  Seating is limited forht this free event, so please call 205-620-6418 to reserve a seat.”

I am really excited about this program!  I will play some of the tunes I played for Ken’s film, plus other “period” tunes that the young Sam Clemens would have heard while growing up on the Mighty Mississippi.  The steamboat was a big part of the river culture of the 19th century and is a fascinating part of our country’s history and developement  — I will be telling some of the steamboating stories I learned while performing on the Delta Queen Steamboat Company’s vessels over the last seventeen years.