Appalachian music is the music of the region of Appalachia in the Eastern United States. Traditional Appalachian music is derived from various influences, including the ballads, hymns and fiddle music
Virginia stringband 1937
"A lamentable ballad of the little Musgrove", 17th century antecedent of "Matty Groves"
Scottish Fiddler Niel Gow
The Old Plantation, c.1790, shows African American slaves playing a banjo-like instrument, probably in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
Appalachia is a geographic region located in the Appalachian Mountains in the east of North America. In the north, its boundaries stretch from Mount Carleton Provincial Park in New Brunswick, Canada,
Appalachian music
…Appalachian music is the music of the region of Appalachia in the Eastern United States. Traditional Appalachian music is derived from various influences, including the ballads, hymns and fiddle music of the…
New River Gorge Bridge by Donnie Nunley
Roanoke City from Mill Mountain Star at Dusk