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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.
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The song has been recorded by The Pennywhistlers on their 1965 album, A Cool Day and Crooked Corn; [5] by The Young Tradition, live, included on the 1970 compilation album, The Folk Trailer (Trailer LER 2019); [6] by Emmylou Harris on her 1987 album Angel Band; [7] by The Wailin' Jennys on their 2011 album, Bright Morning Stars;, [8] by the Northern Irish folk singer Cara Dillon on her 2014 ...
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 ...
The song was largely unknown outside Shaker communities until Aaron Copland used its melody for the score of Martha Graham's ballet, Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. (Shakers once worshipped on Holy Mount , in the Massachusetts portion of the Appalachians).
"And the Green Grass Grew All Around", also known as "The Green Grass Grew All Around" or "And the Green Grass Grows All Around", is a traditional Appalachian folk song that was first noted in 1877 in Miss M. H. Mason's book Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs, but is likely to be much older. [1]
Appalachians responded to Vance's cultural critique in the form of poems, books, thought pieces and podcasts. In 2019, dozens of Appalachian writers and residents responded to Vance's book with ...
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.