SOUNDSCAPES: Taylor LaValley | Watch & Wonder Weekly Highlight

Friday, August 11, 1 PM

For next week’s Watch & Wonder Highlight, we’re thrilled to feature this episode of SOUNDSCAPES. After watching, dive deeper with resources about another female musician inspired by country music, Kacey Musgraves, and her cross-genre success fusing country and pop on PBS LearningMedia.

Local musicians and stunning scenics take centerstage on SOUNDSCAPES. Filmed at the historic Strand Center Theatre in Plattsburgh, NY, SOUNDSCAPES is a showcase of talented artists who call the North Country home. In the series premiere, singer-songwriter Taylor LaValley enchants viewers with a mix of her heartfelt original tunes and covers that you are sure to recognize.

PBS LearningMedia

How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With “Golden Hour” | Sound Field

Grades 6-12
Kacey Musgraves won the Album of the Year award at the 2019 Grammys, becoming only the fourth country album to ever win that award. Two of the producers of the album, Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, talk to us about how they and Kacey were able to make such a crossover success.

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