Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Appalachian music

From the heart of the man farthest down

W.C. Handy was quick to acknowledge that he did not invent the blues, but merely transcribed them and presented them to a worldwide audience.

Samantha Bumgarner, in April 1924, was probably the first Appalachian banjo player of either sex to cut a commercial record.

I guess Albert Hash & the Whitetop Mountain boys are next on the list. Albert is known far ‘n wide for his woodworking and instrument making.

Joe Sharp played mandolin for the Skyline Farms square dancers when they performed for Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House.

Ritchie and Orr strike all the right chords in this survey of the history of the evolution of Scottish music in Appalachia.

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