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Appalachian music is the music of the region of Appalachia in the Eastern United States.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.
Pages in category "Appalachian bogs" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The song was popular among old-time musicians of the Cumberlands before being widely adopted in the bluegrass repertoire. [4] Many variants of "Shady Grove" exist (up to 300 stanzas by the early 21st century). [5] The lyrics describes "the true love of a young man's life and his hope they will wed," [6] and it is sometimes identified as a ...
As a popular classic children's song today, it is an example of a cumulative song. It is similar to the Irish folk song The Rattlin' Bog, and versions exist in many other cultures and under many titles. [1] A version of the song features in the Midsomer Murders episode "Small Mercies".
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The song is a murder ballad, telling of a young woman lured into the forest where she is killed and buried in a shallow grave. Many variants of the story have the villain as a ship's carpenter who promises to marry Polly but murders her when she becomes pregnant.
Hootenanny is an Appalachian colloquialism that was used in the early twentieth century U.S. as a placeholder name to refer to things whose names were forgotten or unknown. [1] In this usage, it was synonymous with doohickey , thingamajig or whatchamacallit , as in: "That hootenanny that she shovels her bread with—that long-handled majigger ...
"Cumberland Gap" (Roud 3413) is an Appalachian folk song that likely dates to the latter half of the 19th century and was first recorded in 1924. The song is typically played on banjo or fiddle, and well-known versions of the song include instrumental versions as well as versions with lyrics.