Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

“When we first meet the kids, 99 percent of them have ntoevwearlkheaawrdayoaf Bboigbf, aann,”dRweebedcocna’tsnaiedc.essarily expect them Hl oenrg hi nega rt ot ’ sg de te si ni r teoius cthh awt itthhet he xe pi reor wi e nn ccer el eaat ivvei st yt, heevme n i f tmhueysi’cvebenfeovreer. experienced the allure of art, poetry, lyrics, or OT annegol ef dR eUbpeicnc aT’ us nf aevso, ar i tpel apyi eocne sD oy fl ahne’ sr “j oTba ni sg ltehde Up pr oi gnr Ba ml u e . ” Fs cuhnodoeldc hb iyl dbroetnh wg rhaon mt s iagnhdt ndootneoxrps ,etrhi eeni cnei tai aftoi vr emianlvmi t euss i c ei nd uk ec ay tbiooanridns ,t he el ei cr tcrliacsos rr oaocmo ussttoi ctgr yu itthaer,i rp ehracnudsss iaotnl ,eos sr o n s harmonica. After a series of songwriting sessions, she said the final session often features the students performing t p h la e y ir . original pieces on the instruments they’ve learned to REBECCA ROSEBERRY '01 Tangled up in tunes

It’s been a long time since Rebecca Roseberry sbeutt fhoeort eo, ns hCeolnecaor rnde dU nt hi veelressi st yo ’ns smt oa ghiec lapl mh eoruvni st ai ti onrhs agveet n , Tangled Up in Tunes at the Bob Dylan Center daily. “bIut ’ts Ibsepeenn at mj oousrtnoe fy.mI ’ymc oh ri lidg hi noaol dl y i fnr oSmu mema set er sr vni lKl ee,n” tRuecbkeyc, c a said. At efat ec rh ignrga dhui gaht i sncghiono2l 0f o0r1s, isxhyeesapr es natnad dme icdaddlee isnc he do uo lc af ot iro n , fcoaur er, pf or lol og wr aemd sbayt at hpeo Ds iet ipoanr tams ea nstuopfeHr vui ms oarnoSf el or vnigc-et se ri nm Oklahoma. Up al tsi smi oant efloyri te dwuacsaht ieornl itfheal ot nl agnldo ev de oh fe Dr dy lraena’ms mj oubs iacs atnhde a eAdrcuhciavteiosnatanthdeoBuotbreDacyhlamn aCneangteerr. of the American Song Tl ehgea cAymoef rsioc ma ne Soof nAgmAerrcihc iav’ es smi so sdteedni cdaut reidn gt os po nr egswe rr vi tienrgs .t h e Ictoml l eacnt ai ogness ,opf rDe ys el arnv,eWs , oa onddypGr ouvt hi drei es aanc cdems sotroe .t h e c o r e Ry eeabresc ac an dh abse lhi ee vl de sh ietr’ sceuxrar ce tnl yt pwohs ei tri eo ns hf oe ’rs mmoeraentthtaonbteh. r e e Aa gtey pc hi ci al dl rdeany hcuonugl dr ys et oe lheearr ng raebeot iuntgt hd eo zme nu ss i oc af ls ci choono wl - h o cs thearnegoet yd pt ehse, leaanr dn si nc ag pae Pouf l hi tizseirn Pd rui szter yf o, wr lhi ti el er adteufryei n, agn d fighting for social justice.

TO hk il sa hpor mo gar aMmu sr ee uc emn tAl ys swo oc ina tt ihoen ’ s OP ruot gs tr aa nmd ianwg aOr du ,t raenadc hR eobr eEc dc au cwa at iso n itnhvei Atemd etor i cparne sAelnl itaonnc ei tos fi mMpuas ec ut ma t s ’ A M n a n y. ual Conference in Los Angeles in Icfhti hl derreen’ s coanr er yl easws oa ny , si th’ se thhoapt et sh et hy e should always be proud to be unique. “Bob never stayed in one box. He was [first] defined as a folk singer, and tr ho ec kn shien gweern. Tt he el enc threi cwaenndt bc eocuanmt rey a. . . H“Aet nmeavneyr cs ot anyceedr ti sn i on nt eh eb o‘ 6x0, ” ss, hhee swa ai ds . gs toi il nl wg eo nn t sot angset abgeei nagn bd opoeerdf o, br mu tehde. Tdihdaittcaonuylwd anyo.”t have been easy, but he Dwyhloa ns two oa ds af onr ot rhi eg icnaaul ,s ae ns hi nedbi ve il di euvaeld, iwn i tahn da smt ea adde f at hs et smp ui rsi it c. Ht healte mt f aa tnt se raendd critics alike know that only he would define who he was.

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