Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina
A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills
Second Edition, Revised and Updated
By Fred C. Fussell, Steve Kruger
Includes a CD with 26 music tracks
304 pp., 6 x 9, 155 color plates., 7 maps
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-4146-1
Published: February 2018 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-1-4696-4147-8
Published: February 2018 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-5583-1
Published: February 2018
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- Paperback $24.00
- E-Book $15.99
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.
Published in association with North Carolina Arts Council
About the Authors
Fred C. Fussell is a writer, curator, artist, and documentary photographer whose work focuses on the traditional folk culture of the American South.
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Steve Kruger is a folklorist and Appalachian musician who lives in Pembroke, Virginia.
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Reviews
“It can be used as a traveling guide, an encyclopedia — using the excellent index — or as an engaging and comprehensive compendium of contemporary musical fold culture.” —Appalachian Heritage
“For anyone with a taste for traditional song and dance. . . . Included is a CD with more than two dozen songs, representing the diverse styles profiled in the text. It’s a fitting soundtrack whether you’re sitting back reading or hitting the road.” —WNC Magazine