Traditional music is central to the history of Ashe County, North Carolina. From its inception, the county has produced talented musicians, most rooted in folk and traditional forms, and many… Read More →
Main Content
Latest Issue
Volume 15, Number 4
Features
- The Old Originals Project: A Look Back after 50 years By Tom Carter
- Arthur “Cush” Holston, Florida’s Fiddling Fisherman By Lloyd Baldwin
- Hidden Roots: The Musical Life of Munsey Gualtney By Josh Beckworth
- Attic #24: Gone to Texas (and Oklahoma) By Paul Wells
Reviews
- We Shall All Be Reunited: Revisiting the Bristol Sessions Reviewed by Suzy Rothfield Thompson
- Along the Ohio’s Shores: Fiddle Music Along a Great River Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
- Rare and Unissued Fiddle & String Band Music (Eck Robertson and Others) Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
- Sidetrack My Engine (Nora Brown) Reviewed by Pete Peterson
- The Rocky Creek Ramblers Reviewed by Timothy Jones
- Here’s to Every Country Dancer: Dudley Laufman’s Original Tunes and Songs played by Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra (Dudley Laufman) Reviewed by Jordan Smith
- Hand-Me-Downs (Madeline Levy and Bertram Levy) Reviewed by Pete Peterson
- Coney Island Baby (Eden & John’s East River String Band) Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
- Allsorts Orchestra (Skillet Licorice) Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
- Celtic Fiddle Rambles with Skip Gorman (Skip Gorman) Reviewed by Paul Wells
- Naomi “Omie” Wise: Her Life, Death and Legend Reviewed by Jordan Smith
- Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy (Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison, editors) Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
- ARSC Journal Special Issue: “U.S. Public Domain and Pre-1923 Recordings” Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
From the Vault: Features

Lloyd Jeptha “Jabe” Dillon
by Harry Bolick
This article is excerpted and adapted from the book Fiddle Tunes from Mississippi: Commercial and Informal Recordings, 1920 – 2018, by Harry Bolick and Tony Russell, published in 2021 by… Read More →
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Attic #22: Bands, Ensembles, Groups, Aggregations
by Paul Wells
Given the focus of the Old-Time Herald on string band music, it naturally has been appropriate that in most of our visits to the Attic we’ve spent the time looking… Read More →
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Attic #21: Fiddle and Guitar
by Paul F. Wells
One of the popular, recurring topics of discussion, debate, disagreement, and disputation among fans of old-time music is the question of when guitars began to be used as accompanying instruments… Read More →
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