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- Exhibit: "Virginia Rocks: The History of Rockabilly in the Commonwealth"
  05/01 - 03/31 - Ferrum, VA Rockabilly is the smart-mouthed teenage child o...
- Course: Traditional Music
  02/09 - 03/30 - Charlottesville, VA What is traditional music? What releva...
- Concert: Steel Wheel Duo
  03/10 - Palmyra, VA Trent Wagler and Jay Lapp, the Steel Wheels, grew up i...
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Breaking Up Christmas

Posted: 2009-12-21 | Categories: Folklife FieldNotes |

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When Christmas is over, the fun is just getting started for many in Southern Appalachia.

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The Paschall Brothers and Tidewater Gospel Quartets

Posted: 2009-11-23 | Categories: Folklife FieldNotes |

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The Paschall Brothers of Chesapeake sing four-part harmony in a style with a storied tradition.

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Acoustic Youth

Posted: 2009-10-26 | Categories: Folklife FieldNotes |

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Many of the musicians who perform at fiddler’s conventions and music festivals throughout southern Appalachia are, in fact, young kids.

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Flory Jagoda

Posted: 2009-09-28 | Categories: Folklife FieldNotes |

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“Don’t open your mouth. Just sit and play. Keep on playing.”

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The Old Jimmy Sutton

Posted: 2009-08-26 | Categories: Folklife FieldNotes |

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A masterful songster recorded by two folklorists, fifty years apart.