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Highlights of the McConnell Library Appalachian Music Collection- Adam Hurt
I was sitting here minding my own business listening to some music. A patron of mine walked into my office to take care of some library business and then stayed a while to chat. I noticed her looking at my … Continue reading
Highlights of McConnel Library’s Appalachian Music Collection- John Balch
Earworm. The definition of that word from dictionary.com is “a tune or part of a song that repeats in one’s mind”. I did not need to look that word up actually but I did anyway just to see if there … Continue reading
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Tagged clawhammer banjo, John Balch, old time
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Billy Jim's Fiddle
There is a poem by Stephen Vincent Benet that I have loved since the very first time I heard it. In fact, it made such an impression on me I tried to memorize it. I got pretty far with that, … Continue reading
Posted in bluegrass, Local events, music, old time, people
Tagged bluegrass, Butch Robins, local events, local history, old time, people
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Highlights of McConnell Library’s Appalachian Music Collection- Throw Down Your Heart
This pick is different from the others I have made so far, this one isn’t Appalachian music at all- in fact it’s not even all music, it’s a DVD. I picked this one because it concerns one of America’s most … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, akonting, Bela Fleck, bluegrass, music, old time, people
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25th Annual Folk Arts Festival- Saturday Oct 2
Back in the 1970s a wonderful series of books came out that really either reminded us (or informed us) of several of the wonderful traditions of Appalachian culture. These books contained interviews and photos and instructions on how to do … Continue reading
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Bluegrass and Old-time jams
One of the nice things about bluegrass and old-time music is that it is pretty easy to see it live and that is really something that is almost a core value of the music. Those of us who play this … Continue reading
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Highlights of McConnell Library’s Appalachian Music Collection- Song of the Traveling Daughter
(Used with permission from Bret Young, photographer) Several years ago I participated in an interesting musical cultural exchange. My wife and I went to a 4th of July picnic that marked the end of a martial arts conference and one … Continue reading