The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina are the heart of a
region where traditional music and dance are performed and
celebrated as nowhere else in America. This guide puts readers on
the trail to discover many sites where the unique musical legacy
thrives, covering bluegrass and stringband music, clogging, and
other traditional forms of music and dance. The book includes
stories of the legendary music of the Blue Ridge Mountains, maps,
and contact information for the featured sites, as well as color
illustrations and profiles of prominent musicians and music
traditions. Chapters are organized county by county, and sidebars
include interviews with and profiles of performers, information
about various performance styles, and a brief history of Blue Ridge
music.
The updated second edition adds three new music venues, along with
updated information on the almost sixty music sites in Western
North Carolina profiled in the previous edition. Also included are
new full-color photos, two new artist profiles, and a CD of
twenty-six classic songs from the mountains and the foothills.