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North Carolina String Music Masters: Old-Time and Bluegrass Legends
North Carolina musicians pioneered and mastered the genres of old-time and bluegrass music.
The roots of American music are deeply grounded in North Carolina's music history. Doc Watson played mountain fiddle tunes on guitar. He emerged as the father of flatpicking and forever changed the role of the guitar in American music. Charlie Poole created techniques that eventually defined bluegrass, and folks around the state heard his banjo on some of the most important old-time recordings. Rising star Rhiannon Giddens keeps the music alive today through new interpretations of classic old-time and bluegrass songs. Elizabeth Carlson profiles these and other masters of string music in this fascinating record of North Carolina's musical past, present and future.
The roots of American music are deeply grounded in North Carolina's music history. Doc Watson played mountain fiddle tunes on guitar. He emerged as the father of flatpicking and forever changed the role of the guitar in American music. Charlie Poole created techniques that eventually defined bluegrass, and folks around the state heard his banjo on some of the most important old-time recordings. Rising star Rhiannon Giddens keeps the music alive today through new interpretations of classic old-time and bluegrass songs. Elizabeth Carlson profiles these and other masters of string music in this fascinating record of North Carolina's musical past, present and future.
176 pages, Paperback
Published February 8, 2016
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November 22, 2016
Very good collection of biographies on notable musicians. The NC String Music Masters are carrying on tradition and preserving our mountain music. I enjoyed reading about their formative years and learned a few things too. I didn't know David Holt was once an elementary school teacher. The section on Doc Watson was my favorite. I could imagine him at the blind school and leaving to never come back after being harassed by a teacher. Doc didn't let his handicap prevent him from taking care of business around the house either ... he did well to provide for his family. Each chapter ended with a list of the artist's favorite songs, which provided my personal playlist with some new material along with reminders of old favorites.
March 10, 2023
A great overview of some of North Carolina’s greatest old time and bluegrass musicians.
If you like these genres of music you’ll enjoy this book, if you don’t like these music genres you don’t have good taste in music. Lol.
If you like these genres of music you’ll enjoy this book, if you don’t like these music genres you don’t have good taste in music. Lol.
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