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    XPN Welcomes The Blind Boys of Alabama

    XPN Welcomes The Blind Boys of Alabama

    Presented by Keswick Theatre at Keswick Theatre

    December 10, 2010


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    As The Blind Boys of Alabama celebrate their many years of continuous harmonizing, it’s a fitting time to ponder their amazing resilience. What has kept them going for so long, and still sounding so great? Rock-solid religious faith certainly helps account for their vibrant longevity. So does their unshakeable conviction that they were put here for the express purpose of singing. But an equally important factor, not always shared by their peers, is the Blind Boys’ open-mindedness. Old-time Gospel music circles are often marked by rigid conservatism and the dismissal of popular music as a worldly temptation of the Devil. The Blind Boys, by contrast, shun worldliness yet eagerly embrace the world, bringing spiritual music to secular audiences in order to spread their message.
     


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        Keswick Theatre

        291 N. Keswick Avenue
        Glenside, PA 19038

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        Tickets:

        $43

        Info Phone: 215-572-7650

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        December 10, 2010

        Times:

        8 pm

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