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West Virginia's folk heritage is a part of the Appalachian folk music tradition, and includes styles of fiddling, ballad singing, and other styles that draw on Ulster-Scots music. West Virginia consists of a mostly rural region, although its few relatively urban centers are prominent spots of musical innovation.
Musical groups from West Virginia (2 C, 16 P) S. Singers from West Virginia (2 C, 36 P) Songwriters from West Virginia (1 C, 18 P)
On March 7, 2014, the West Virginia Legislature approved a resolution to make "Take Me Home, Country Roads" an official state song of West Virginia, alongside three other pieces: "West Virginia Hills", "This Is My West Virginia", and "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home". [22] Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the resolution into law on March 8, 2014.
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Pages in category "Country musicians from West Virginia" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Appalachian String Band Music Festival (often referred to simply as "Clifftop") is a weeklong gathering of thousands of string band musicians and their friends from across the country and around the world, who each year since 1990 have assembled near the New River Gorge in West Virginia in late July/early August to celebrate the evolving tradition of old-time music and the community of ...
Rock music groups from West Virginia (3 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Musical groups from West Virginia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The nonprofit West Virginia Music Hall of Fame was established in 2005, to honor the legacies of the state's performing artists in multiple music genres. This hall of fame is the brainchild of its founder, musician Michael Lipton, who was inspired by a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.