David 'Fox' Watson plays fiddle with Jack Boozer (guitar) and Warren Gaughan (piano) during a fiddle styles concert, the third of its kind, arranged by David Holt. It takes place in Kittredge Theater at Warren Wilson College. David was a student...
A clock reel was used to wind skeins of yarn. Once a skein was wound, a mechanism called a "weasel" inside the reel popped. The ditty 'Pop Goes the Weasel' comes from use of a clock reel.
Bo Bradham plays fiddle with Peter Jung's guitar accompaniment in a sudio in Vermont. Bo wrote: Wade Hampton's Hornpipe: From Cole's 100, where everybody who was anybody in the Civil War has a tune named after them. Memorial Day: I wrote this and...
Eddie Arnold fiddles with the Golden West Cowboys performing a live square dance over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. This is an example of the western swing, and cowboy music influence in the Appalachian region.
George Pegram (1911-1974) plays banjo with Red Parham playing harmonica. The pair played annually at the Mountain Festival in Asheville. Red is from Leicester, North Carolina.
This is from a Guitar Styles Concert organized by David Holt and takes place in Kitteredge Theater on the Warren Wilson College campus. Bucky Hanks plays the guitar with Jack Boozer accompanying. Bucky is from Arden, North Carolina.
Wayne Erbsen (guitar), Fox Watson (fiddle), and Paul Yeaton (mandolin) perform at the Asheville Junction in lieu of absent performer Eric Schoenberg. Wayne teaches Appalachian music at Warren Wilson College.
This song was recorded during an informal jam session at David Holt's house. The musicians include David Holt (banjo), Mike Hunter (mandolin), Brian Hunter (guitar), and Larry Barwell (guitar).
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.
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.
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.
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.