November 9, 1915-March 28, 2015 If you have ever played or heard “John Short’s Tune,” a lively polka, then you have met my father, Erwin A. Thompson. He passed the… Read More →
Main Content
Latest Issue
Volume 15, Number 1
Features
Reviews
- Tell It to Me: Revisiting the Johnson City Sessions
- Fiddle Noir: African American Fiddlers on Early Phonograph Recordings, 1925-1949
- Things Left Behind, by Thornton Spencer
- Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves (self-titled)
- Mike Bryant and Paul Brown (self-titled)
- Defiantly Joyous, by the True and Trembling String Band
- Tom Mindte & Mason Via (self-titled)
- Cinnamon Tree, by Nora Brown
- Holy Smoke! by Rafe Stefanini and David Bragger
- The Fries Session
- Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians, by Hog Eyed Man
- La Coppia Sciascia: Italian Folk Songs from Abruzzo, 1927-1930 by Pasquale and Chiarina Sciascia
- Pictures from Life’s Other Side: The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings, by Hank Williams
- Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road: When Old Time Music Met Bluegrass, by John Cohen
Here & There
History the “Great Man” Missed: Critiquing Ken Burns’ “Country Music”
Early Country Music, from the Top Down Before the debut broadcast of Country Music, filmmaker Ken Burns’s paean to American exceptionalism, that popular music genre was beloved among its core… Read More →
Young Old-Time Musicians of North Carolina
The North Carolina Arts Council has recently completed work on its Millennial Traditional Artists Directory, an effort to promote the work of young traditional artists in North Carolina. The project… Read More →
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Mayo’s the Name, Fiddlin’s the Game: Ralph Mayo
Carter Stanley once referred to old-time fiddle player Leslie Keith as “an unsung hero,” a powerhouse entertainer who, in his day, enjoyed widespread popularity, but with the passing of time… Read More →
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