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Volume 15, Number 3

Features

  • Lloyd Jeptha “Jabe” Dillon By Harry Bolick
  • Songs that Tell Stories: Thomas Burton and the Appalachian Ballad Tradition By Ted Olson
  • An Interview with George Wilson By Jordan Smith
  • A True Adventure in Field Recording By Brad Leftwich
  • Attic #23: Many Strings, No Neck By Paul Wells

Reviews

  • The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Home to Stay (South Carolina Broadcasters) Reviewed by Timothy Jones
  • Brandywine Ridge (The Piros) Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Festival Season (Dolly and the Devil) Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Everywhere You Go (Bruce Molsky) Reviewed by Lindsey Terrell
  • I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy: Urban French-American Fiddling from the 1930s-1950s. (Frank Ferrel) Reviewed by Jordan Smith

Here & There

  • Elliot County (KY) Fiddlers Convention
  • Clifftop (WV)
  • Deer Creek Fiddlers’ Convention (Westminster, MD)
  • Hammons Family Memorial Fiddle and Banjo Contests (Marlinton, WV)
  • Mountain Dance and Folk Festival (Asheville, NC)
  • Banjo Gathering (Baltimore, MD)
  • New books on old-time music
  • In Quarantine
  • fRoots Radio

Volume 15, Number 2

Features

  • Dark-Natured Songs: The Bare Family Legacy By Derek Piotr and Jackie Hedstrom
  • “The Preacher and The Bear”: Not a Folk Song, But a Song of the Folk By Ted Olson
  • Rhythm and Genes: The Moonshining and Old-Time Music of Southwest Virginia’s Boyd Family By Malcolm Smith
  • Attic #22: Bands, Ensembles, Groups, Aggregations By Paul Wells

Reviews

  • A Storyteller’s Story: Sources of Banjo Dancing (Stephen Wade) Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Acorns (Ben Winship) Reviewed by Timothy Jones
  • African-American Fiddling from Texas (Teodar Jackson) Reviewed by Suzy Thompson
  • Appalachian Fiddle Music: Featuring 43 Fiddlers and 188 of Their Tunes (by Drew Beisswenger and Roy Andrade with Scott Prouty) Reviewed by Jordan Smith
  • Closing the Gap (Molsky’s Mountain Drifters) Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • Fiddling from Ozark County, Missouri (H. K. Silvey) Reviewed by Suzy Thompson
  • Hello Stranger (Eliza Meyer) Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Kentucky Fiddlers Home Recordings: Volume 1—Fleming and Bath Counties (Various artists) Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Nuevas Acequias, Río Viejo: Traditional Music of Northern New Mexico (Lone Piñon) Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Old Tin (Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones) Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • Random Access Mash (Hard Drive) Reviewed by John Fabke
  • Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records (by Tony Russell) Reviewed by Ted Olson
  • See What the Lord Has Done for Me: Rare and Unissued Recordings (Rev. Gary Davis) Reviewed by Bruce Miller
  • Shaking Down the Acorns (Scott Prouty) Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Spider Tales (Jake Blount) Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Started Out In Town (The Horsenecks) Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • Stony Run (Ken and Brad Kolodner) Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • The Harry Smith B-Sides (Various artists) Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • The Old Texas Fiddle Vol. III (Tricia Spencer & Howard Rains) Reviewed by Mark Humphrey

Here & There

  • Folklife From Home WNC: Call for artists
  • South Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Cross-Border Mentor-Apprentice Program
  • Sepia Tones podcast
  • Spring Fed Records Haley Family set

Final Notes

  • Clyde Davenport By
  • Mike Ramsey By Malcolm Smith
  • Bill Stewart By Lindell Blackford
  • Kathy World By Alice Gerrard

Volume 15, Number 1

Features

  • Teodar Jackson and African American Fiddling from Texas: Lost Music from the Rural By Dan Foster
  • History the “Great Man” Missed: Critiquing Ken Burns’ “Country Music” By Ted Olson
  • The Highwoods Moment By Mac Benford
  • Attic #21: Fiddle and Guitar By Paul F. Wells

Reviews

  • Tell It to Me: Revisiting the Johnson City Sessions Reviewed by Bob Bovee
  • Fiddle Noir: African American Fiddlers on Early Phonograph Recordings, 1925-1949 Reviewed by Bruce Miller
  • Things Left Behind, by Thornton Spencer Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
  • Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves (self-titled) Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • Mike Bryant and Paul Brown (self-titled) Reviewed by John Fabke
  • Defiantly Joyous, by the True and Trembling String Band Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Tom Mindte & Mason Via (self-titled) Reviewed by John Fabke
  • Cinnamon Tree, by Nora Brown Reviewed by Bradley Kramer
  • Holy Smoke! by Rafe Stefanini and David Bragger Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • The Fries Session Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians, by Hog Eyed Man Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • La Coppia Sciascia: Italian Folk Songs from Abruzzo, 1927-1930 by Pasquale and Chiarina Sciascia Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Pictures from Life’s Other Side: The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings, by Hank Williams Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road: When Old Time Music Met Bluegrass, by John Cohen Reviewed by Jordan Smith

Here & There

  • In Quarantine
  • National Heritage Fellowships

Volume 14, Number 12

Features

  • Mayo’s the Name, Fiddlin’s the Game: Ralph Mayo By Gary Reid
  • Y’all Come: The Ballad of Big Jim Folsom By Burgin Mathews
  • Young Old-Time Musicians of North Carolina By Zoe van Buren

Reviews

  • Jalopy Records 7” record series Reviewed by Bruce Miller
  • Dellorto Island by Victor Furtado Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Jewels of the San Joaquin by Dos Valley Trio Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Five Mile Mountain Road (Self-Titled) Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Milkers and Hollers by Old Time Snake Milkers & Hoot and Holler Reviewed by Pete Peterson
  • Goodbye My Honey I’m Gone by Molly McBride and the Sigogglin’ String Band Reviewed by Mark Humphrey
  • Roger Netherton (Self-Titled) Reviewed by Timothy Jones
  • Creoles of South Louisiana: Three Centuries Strong
 by Elista Istre Reviewed by Stuart Mason
  • Tommy Thompson: New-Timey String Band Musician by Lewis M. Stern Reviewed by Jordan Smith

Here & There

  • Congrats: Bob Fulcher
  • Congrats: North Randolph Historical Society
  • Congrats: 2020 GRAMMY Nominees

Final Notes

  • Donna Kirk Correll By Jerry Correll
  • Helen White By Brett Morris

Volume 14, Number 11

Features

  • By sarah
  • By sarah
  • 2019 Festival and Camp Guide

Departments

  • Here & There
  • Classic Cuts: Good for What Ails You and Hamilton Iron Works
  • Large Groups of Men, with Musicians

Volume 14, Number 10

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Volume 14, Number 7

Volume 14, Number 6

Volume 14, Number 5

Volume 14, Number 4

Volume 14, Number 3

Volume 14, Number 2

Volume 14, Number 1

Volume 13, Number 12

Volume 13, Number 11

Volume 13, Number 10

Volume 13, Number 9

Volume 13, Number 8

Volume 13, Number 7

Volume 13, Number 6

Volume 13, Number 5

Volume 13, Number 4

Volume 13, Number 3

Volume 13, Number 2

Volume 13, Number 1

Features

  • By sarah

Volume 12, Number 12

Volume 12, Number 11

Volume 12, Number 10

Volume 12, Number 9

Volume 12, Number 8

Volume 12, Number 7

Volume 12, Number 6

Volume 12, Number 5

Volume 12, Number 4

Volume 12, Number 3

Volume 12, Number 2

Volume 12, Number 1

Volume 11, Number 12

Volume 11, Number 11

Volume 11, Number 10

Volume 11, Number 9

Volume 11, Number 8

Volume 11, Number 7

Volume 11, Number 6

Volume 11, Number 5

Volume 11, Number 4

Volume 11, Number 3

Volume 11, Number 2

Volume 11, Number 1

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