Blue Ridge music trails : finding a place in the circle / Fred C. Fussell ; photographs by Cedric N. Chatterley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fussell, Fred.

Contributor:

Chatterley, Cedric N., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--Blue Ridge Mountains Region--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Musical landmarks--Blue Ridge Mountains Region--Guidebooks.

Musical landmarks.

Blue Ridge Mountains Region--Guidebooks.

Blue Ridge Mountains Region.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

xxx, 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2003]

Summary:

A traveler's guide to finding and enjoying 160 events and venues for old-time and bluegrass music and dance throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains of N.C. and Virginia, all within 25 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Organized by county, the guide includes driving directions, maps, and a calendar of annual events. Sidebars include interviews with and profiles of performers, information about various performance styles, and a brief history of Blue Ridge music.

Contents:

Region 1. Music in the heart of Southern Appalachia

Region 2. A Fiddlers' Convention in Virginia

Region 3. They feed me on cornbread and peas

Region 4. Folk festivals, gospel singings, and a flea market

Region 5. It strikes with terror in my heart

Region 6. Fiddles, banjos, and black coffee

Region 7. The orange blossom special

Region 8. Traditional music in the Central Virginia hillcountry

Region 9. Walking the King's Highway.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

080785459X

OCLC:

51046896