Appalachia: Music from Home [PA] [Digipak]

Performer: Various Artists
Engineer: Alan Maggard; Ron Short
Producer: Ron Short; Ron Short
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Mitch Barrett, Darrell Scott, John Harrod, Tim Stafford, Carl Martin (vocals, guitar); Rob Ickes (vocals, dobro); Brett Ratliff, Jason Burleson (vocals, banjo); Jean Ritchie (vocals, dulcimer); Kim Neal, Linda D. Williams, Ralph Stanley (vocals); Ron Short (tenor, baritone, guitar, pennywhistle, bodhran); Scott Mullins (tenor); Bill Mullins (bass voice); Evan Carawan (guitar, hammer dulcimer, mandolin); Blake Stamper, Jeff Kennedy, Don Roberts (guitar); Kevin Maul (dobro); Dock Boggs, Jeff Winegar, J.D. Crowe, Steve Sparkman (banjo); George Pickow (dulcimer); Jeff Keith, Adam Steffey (mandolin); Martin Fox, Dewey Brown III, Kevin Jackson, Art Stamper, Shad Cobb (fiddle); Kevin Kehrberg, Steve Cooley, Barry Bales (acoustic bass); Matt Mangano, Jim Watson (electric bass). Audio Mixers: Alan Maggard; Ron Short. Liner Note Author: Ron Short. Recording information: Maggard Sound Studio, Big Stone Gap, VA. Photographers: Tim Cox; Senor McGuire. Released in conjunction with the PBS special series APPALACHIA: A HISTORY OF MOUNTAINS & PEOPLE, this collection spans decades of the rich musical heritage of the world's oldest mountain range. The influence of the Appalachia region on American music is hard to overstate--almost every genre of popular music from country to blues to rock & roll has been shaped by Appalachian folk in one way or another. This disc admirably attempts an overview (a Herculean task) by including everything from Seneca Indian chants to modern singer-songwriters such as Molly Slemp and from early country bluesmen like Carl Martin to religious vocalists like the Traditional Sacred Harp Singers. The highlights belong to the more noteworthy names--Jean Ritchie, Dock Boggs, and Ralph Stanley among them--but relative newcomers such as bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway and neo-old-time band Clack Mountain String Band prove themselves worthy of inclusion next to the legends.

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