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Mar 9, 2014 · This is a playlist of traditional Appalachian musicians who appeared in a 2009 series by the Knoxville News Sentinel called "Songs of Appalachia."
- Songs of Appalachia: Pickin' and singin' Leonard Anderson26.9K Views
- Songs of Appalachia: Songbird Lou Wilson23.2K Views
- Songs of Appalachia: Fiddler Charlie Acuff515.3K Views
- Songs of Appalachia: Ballad songstress106.9K Views
- Songs of Appalachia: Cherokee flutist, singer54.5K Views
- Songs of Appalachia: Bluegrass royalty80.8K Views
- Songs of Appalachia: Watch Wade Darnell play his banjo2.3M Views
Traditional Appalachian music is derived from various influences, including the ballads, hymns and fiddle music of the British Isles (particularly Scotland), and to a lesser extent the music of Continental Europe.
Apr 18, 2016 · Eight-generation ballad singer, Donna Ray Norton, and Grammy-winning artist David Holt provide a brief history of this traditional style of music, and how it continues to this day in Asheville ...
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- Asheville
Jun 22, 2016 · Traditional songs by Cherokee Indians and African Americans influenced the Anglo/Celtic music brought on by these new settlers, and many singers begun to chronicle the current events of their day in the new ballad-style format.
Dec 6, 2020 · This video aims to demonstrate how traditional British and Irish folk songs were preserved in Appalachia, with emphasis on traditional recordings.
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- The Folk Revival Project
Mar 20, 2017 · What many consider traditional Appalachian music has a rich and varied DNA, with influences drawn from Cherokee Indians, enslaved African-Americans, and immigrants from the Scottish Highlands and the Ulster region of Ireland.
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The folk music of rural Appalachia -- primarily concentrated in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, and Tennessee -- provided much of the basis for bluegrass and country music.
