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DocuSign Envelope ID: 1EEODC85- 7CA9 -41CF- 815E- 5E4DD229C531 <br />spirituals, congregational songs and gospel music from childhood <br />lends their songs a deeply traditional core and invokes "that old -time <br />religion." For their commitment to traditional music, the state <br />honored the Branchettes in 1995 with the N.C. Folk Heritage Award. <br />Fire in My Bones, an award - winning ethnography, focused its lens on <br />the Branchettes' twenty -third singing anniversary program to explore <br />the spirituality and transcendent religious experiences of gospel <br />music tradition - bearers. The Branchettes continue to accept <br />invitations to perform far beyond their circle of churches, sharing <br />their music, traditions and faith at museums, universities, and <br />festivals across the region and overseas. <br />The Kings of Harmony are an all -male gospel group based in West <br />Hillsborough. In May of 2017, they celebrated their 60th Anniversary <br />at their home church First Community Baptist Mission Church. The <br />group has graced stages around the state and the country, passing <br />down the important cultural legacy of North Carolina from one <br />generation to the next of both audiences and performers. <br />Both The Branchettes and The Kings of Harmony are African <br />American. <br />Keri Frank is an artist with more than 20 years of experience in her <br />field. She has been a professional art educator in the Hillsborough <br />community as the Visual and Performing Arts Teacher at Eno River <br />Academy (formerly Orange Charter School) since 2008. Her extensive <br />background in leading group arts activities at camps, afterschool <br />programs and festivals in Orange County and surrounding <br />communities includes founding the Hillsborough's Children's Market <br />and coordinating the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Kids Tent. <br />Are you hiring Yes <br />multicultural artists <br />with the requested <br />funds from this <br />grant? <br />What is the total 1000 <br />amount you will pay <br />the multicultural <br />artists with the funds <br />you receive from this <br />grant? <br />