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Old Time And Bluegrass: Two Main Strains Of Music Along The Crooked Road, Ted Olson
Old Time And Bluegrass: Two Main Strains Of Music Along The Crooked Road, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
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.
Carroll Best: Old-Time 'Fiddle-Style Banjo' From The Great Smoky Mountains, Ted Olson
Carroll Best: Old-Time 'Fiddle-Style Banjo' From The Great Smoky Mountains, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Excerpt: In an interview published in the February 1992 issue of The Banjo Newsletter and conducted by bluegrass historian Neil Rosenberg and banjo player and instruction book author Tony Trischka, Carroll Best conveyed the depth of his connections to the instrument he had mastered: “When I was old enough to pick up a banjo I wanted to play.”
'Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music?': The Johnson City Sessions, Ted Olson
'Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music?': The Johnson City Sessions, Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Excerpt: In a recent interview, musician Wynton Marsalis said, “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve suggested to musicians to get The Bristol Sessions—Anglo-American folk music.