appalachian music Archives - Page 5 of 8

Rediscovering the Roots of Bluegrass: Historically Significant Recordings from the Great Smoky Mountains Released

Historical recordings, featuring 5-string banjo master Carroll Best, document that Best was a pioneer of the melodic, 3-finger banjo style.

Robert Winans, co-curator of a Baltimore Museum of Industry exhibition on the early banjo, explores how it moved from Africa into Appalachia.

Author Eva Nell Mull Wike explains how she came to write ‘Fiddler of the Mountains,’ about her talented uncle, Johnny Mull.

Diana Jones discusses the musical/personal influences that led her to record in a traditional style at Museum of Appalachia in December 2012.

The Bristol Sessions were revolutionary, but the Johnson City Sessions recordings reflect more eclectic tastes & a keener sense of humor.