Skydog wrote:
no i'm not

but i'm going to give it a listen

and thank you!

what is country?

i really never knew

maybe a form of rural front porch poetry

class

wait for it...

 

Greg Brown - Who Woulda Thunk It

 Skydog wrote:

thank you rhahl for posting the Ola Belle Reed video and making me aware of her.
I have been listening to a few of her songs this past half hour,
here is one I like a lot
.

 

Ola Belle Reed - My Epitaph

Doc Watson - CyprusGrove

Good guitar.

The first video below (part I of an excellent 4 part BBC series) gives a good overview of the story of how Appalachian folks such as Clarence Ashley (from miamizsun's video) came "down from the mountain" with songs from their British/Celtic heritage and found their way into American popular music. Ashley's story about going to New York to record may refer to an encounter with Ralph Peer of Victor Records, who is credited with cutting the first Country tune in the 1920s (see second embedded video below) and actively sought out traditional artists to record both in studio and in the field. Peer then went on to make the historic recordings in Bristol VA in 1927 that are considered the genesis of what is now called "Country" music.

 

 miamizsun wrote: 
Thanks for that Sir very much appreciate it,
are you familiar with Riley Baugus?
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Riley Baugus: "Long Steel Rail" from The Banjo Project on Vimeo.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
in the past i've posted that old video a couple of times

it's a great reference for history, influence and talent

 miamizsun wrote: 
Makes an excellent opener:
 
 
Looking for that, I found this from the 50s talking about the 20s. I need to dig up a copy of this old documentary...