ted olson Archives - Appalachian History

A special thank you to this year’s contributors

It takes a lot of talent to create a site folks want to be part of. We’re naming names!

Christmas in the region has reflected biblical mythologies in combination with local customs, including folk beliefs dating back centuries.

75 years ago the definitive Appalachian novel was published—James Still’s River of Earth. ‘Appalachian’ literature did not exist then.

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

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