Dellie Norton sings a ballad. This is the American version of an English song. It is sung to the tune of On Top of Old Smoky. This tune is from a cassette labelled 'Bascom Lamar Lunsford', a song collecter and organizer of the Mountain Dance and...
The Texas Troubadours perform live over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. The Texas Troubadours of Roanoke played traditional music and also emulated the popular cowboy music and western swing sounds of the Sons of the Pioneers. Members of the...
Ruby Plemmons sings a ballad she learned from her mother during an interview by Kip Lornell. This takes place near Meadows of Dan, Virginia. Listen to Ruby talking about this song: fe01009. Eunice McAlexander is also present, and being...
Ray Hicks talks to a group of students from Paideia school in Atlanta. The group is led by John Sundale. Listen to Big Hornets and Little Hornets by Dellie Norton for a different version: ww07113.
An unidentified woman plays guitar and sings a love ballad. This tune is from a cassette labelled 'Bascom Lamar Lunsford', a song collecter and organizer of the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville. This was probably recorded at the...
Bill Gosnell plays fiddle during a fiddle styles concert arranged by David Holt. It takes place in Kittredge Theater at Warren Wilson College. Bill grew up in Asheville, North Carolina.
Walter and Ethel, an elder married couple, perform at the Asheville Junction. Walter, born in 1896, plays guitar while he and Ethel sing. This is a rare example of traditional blues in Asheville.
Guy Carawan plays the hammered dulcimer for students in Greenville, South Carolina. This was attended and recorded by a high school group from Paideia school in Atlanta, led by John Sundale.