Caroline Herring

On January 29, Caroline Herring performed a concert at Oxford College. Caroline Herring is a folk and country singer and songwriter. She performed songs mostly she composed herself, although there was one song she performed she did not write. Herring’s song covers the topics of real-life events. Including the ones, she performed at the concert including “Mistress”, “White Dress,” “Black Mountain Lullaby,” and “Camilla.” Herring’s songs were very entertaining, and her writing took some research to adequately comprehend the meaning of her songs. Before she performed each song, she gave a brief background on how she wrote the song and the historical significance of each song. One of the most powerful and insightful songs she performed was “White Dress.”
Before Herring performance, I believed her songs might have been a little controversial. Her songs cover topics about slavery, a child murderer, and the Civil Rights movement. Especially, because she is a Caucasian woman singing about racially sensitive songs in the South, I believed she would have many problems …show more content…
I have lived in the south my entire life, and I have never heard of Mae Francis Moultrie. Listening to her sing the song about how she “did not want to live that way” was interesting. When hearing about the Civil Rights movement, I never sat down and really thought about what they were thinking and what they were going through. Even hearing how a little white girl decided to give the Freedom Riders water even though that was considered the wrong was inspiring. After the concert, I did research over Mae Francis Moultrie and realized all the information she song in her song was completely true. Viewing the picture of Mae in the white dress made me appreciate the song and its message even more. It gives an impressive point of view to a story that many people may have never