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Round Peak Style: Old Time Music From Surry County, North Carolina
Round Peak Style: Old Time Music From Surry County, North Carolina
Here is a bibliography done by Julie Shepherd Powell pointing to resources found at the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection housed at the Belk Library, on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. This would be a helpful resource to people newly interested in the Round Peak style of old time music.
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum
The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum of Ferrum College, in Ferrum, Virginia, is Virginia’s State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore. They have wonderful resources in the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive. Under “Trails and Guides” they provide information on current musical events in North Carolina and Virginia.
The Digital Library of Appalachia
The Digital Library of Appalachia
The Digital Library of Appalachia is a collaborative project between colleges in the Appalachian College Association. It covers all areas of study in the central and southern Appalachian region, including music.
Radio Station, WPAQ, 740 AM, Mount Airy, North Carolina
Radio Station, WPAQ, 740 AM, Mount Airy, North Carolina
WPAQ was founded by Ralph D. Epperson and first went on the air February 2, 1948. They play old-time, bluegrass, and gospel music, and now you can listen online!
Field Recorders’ Collective
The Field Recorders’ Collective is an excellent place to find and buy old time music. They feature recordings made from private collections, making hard to find music more accessible. Recordings of particular interest, released in 2008, include: Round Peak Volume 1 & 2, and Galax Gems: The Music of Galax in the 1960s.
Galax Fiddlers’ Convention
The Galax Fiddlers’ Convention, sponsored by the Galax Moose Lodge, is my favorite fiddlers’ convention to attend. The gates open early on the Sunday morning and people camp there the entire week. They have contests each night of the week, with an awards ceremony held late Saturday night. If you’ve never been to Galax, you should definitely go.
Jeff Menzies
My friend, Jeff, from Ontario Canada, makes handmade gourd, tackhead, and minstrel style banjos.
Menzies Stringed Instruments
Here is a link to Jeff Menzies' new online music store.
Buckeye Banjos
Greg Galbreath also makes fine banjos in a traditional style.
The Fiddle: From Europe to the American South
The Fiddle: From Europe to the American South
Here is a bibliography compiled by Emily Schaad tracing the fiddle from Europe to the American South.
The Old-Time Herald
The magazine dedicated to Old-Time Music.
