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Across the Blue Ridge #146 - Masters of Old-Time Fiddle, Banjo & Autoharp, and Some New Recordings
This week we hear some great fiddling from the transformative Arthur Smith, who set entertainment-style country fiddling on the path to what we now recognize as bluegrass.
Across the Blue Ridge #145- Blues In Old-Time and Bluegrass Music, and Vice-Versa
Thrill to the slides, syncopations and flatted notes of the blues … in old-time, bluegrass and country music. These styles are all closely intertwined, but a lot of the time, that truth can s
Across the Blue Ridge #144 - Bluegrass Classics, New Recordings
This week we hear a solid selection of classics from the early days of bluegrass music – the 1940s and 1950s. Hear the evolution from Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys before Earl Scruggs joined
Across the Blue Ridge #143 - Impact of Doc Watson
Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson (1923-2012) was a North Carolina mountain musician who made a global impact, playing fully traditional music, rockabilly, blues, jazz and other styles with grace and warmth
Across the Blue Ridge #141 - North Carolina Folk Festival
This week's program provides a window into the upcoming North Carolina Folk Festival.
Across the Blue Ridge #140 - Jim Eanes & Old-Time and Bluegrass Music
Hear the music of a fabulous songster this week – Jim Eanes, a southside Virginia son of immigrant parents who made good in bluegrass, classic country, and gospel music. His velvet voice and
Across the Blue Ridge #139 - Galax Fiddlers’ Convention
This week we hear music from the past at the Galax, VA Old Fiddlers' Convention. The event was founded in 1935 by the local Moose Lodge, and is now billed as the world's oldest and largest fi
Across the Blue Ridge #138 - Summer Listening Session
No matter what you're up to this summer, you'll enjoy this program. It's a cavalcade of sound, from comfortable classics to adventures in byways and corners of southern American tradition.