Minstrel of the Appalachians
Minstrel of the Appalachians1984
About this book
It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song His Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress; but he did much more than acquire songs. He preserved and promoted the Appalachian mountain tradition for generations of people, founding in 1928 the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, which still thrives.
Details
- First published
- 1984
- OL Work ID
- OL1908161W
Subjects
BiographyEnglish Folk songsFolk musicFolk singersFolk songs, EnglishFolk songs, americanCountry musicMusicians, biographyComposers, biographyAppalachian region