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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.
Like numerous other folk songs, "In the Pines" was passed on from one generation and locale to the next by word of mouth. In 1925, a version of the song was recorded onto phonograph cylinder by a folk collector. This was the first documentation of "The Longest Train" variant of the song, which includes a verse about "The longest train I ever ...
The song's title refers to the Cumberland Gap, a mountain pass in the Appalachian Mountains at the juncture of the states of Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. The gap was used in the latter half of the 18th century by westward-bound migrants travelling from the original 13 American colonies to the Trans-Appalachian frontier.
Sharp, Cecil and Maud Karpeles (1917) English folk songs from the southern Appalachians : comprising 122 songs and ballads, and 323 tunes. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons. An early sketch containing a subset of the material in Sharp and Karpeles (1932). The relevant page of the book is currently posted on the internet at .
Jean Ruth Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, [1] called by some the "Mother of Folk". [2] In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and community), many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries old British and Irish songs, including dozens of Child ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Appalachian bogs" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...