Down The Road On The Blue Ridge Music Trails Of North Carolina
Down the Road BRMT | Ep. 21: Settlers Brought Ancient Ballads to Mountains
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:02:31
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Synopsis
When English, Irish and Scottish settlers moved into Appalachia, they brought an ancient form of music with them – the ballad. The isolated mountains drew song collectors like Englishman Cecil Sharp. In Madison County, Sharp collected several hundred songs – including 70 from Jane Hicks Gentry from Hot Springs.
