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The Celtic Influence On Appalachian Music, Ted Olson Apr 2016

The Celtic Influence On Appalachian Music, Ted Olson

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Excerpt: Visitors fortunate enough to hear the John Doyle Trio during the Mountains of Music Homecoming will be reminded of the old but not forgotten bonds between Appalachia and the British Isles.


The Guitar: ‘An Orchestra Unto Itself', Ted Olson Apr 2016

The Guitar: ‘An Orchestra Unto Itself', Ted Olson

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Excerpt: The guitar, brought by the Spanish to the New World in the seventeenth century, was not common in the Blue Ridge through the dawn of the twentieth century.


Old Time And Bluegrass: Two Main Strains Of Music Along The Crooked Road, Ted Olson Apr 2016

Old Time And Bluegrass: Two Main Strains Of Music Along The Crooked Road, Ted Olson

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Excerpt: Visitors to the Crooked Road and the Mountains of Music Homecoming will hear both old time and bluegrass music, though the difference between the two is sometimes unclear.


Blind Alfred Reed: Appalachian Visionary, Ted Olson Jan 2016

Blind Alfred Reed: Appalachian Visionary, Ted Olson

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Excerpt: An unpublished song by Blind Alfred Reed, transcribed by Reed’s granddaughter Delores Crawford.