Charlotte's Children Choir and Charlotte Folk Society join forces for "The Great American Folk Song" event

This Saturday, the Charlotte Children's Choir teams up with the Charlotte Folk Society for a concert featuring "The Great American Folk Song." The Descant, Treble, Lyric and Concert choirs will perform traditional songs and folk harmonies with a string band. The folk society will provide musicians on the guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass and mandolin.

When: 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18
Where: Matthews United Methodist Church, 801 S. Trade St., Matthews, NC
Tickets: $8-$10; 704-372-1000 or www.carolinatix.org.

The Charlotte Children's Choir is a nonprofit organization that provides music education to Charlotte's youth, ages 8-18. Their education is performance based.

The Charlotte Folk Society, conceived in 1982, preserves and promotes the traditional folk arts in the Piedmont region, including music, crafts, dance and folklore.

With such a rich regional musical history, this should be a great concert!