Saturday, September 04, 2004
New Book: String Bands In the North Carolina Piedmont
 | String band music is most commonly associated with the mountains of North Carolina and other rural areas of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains, but it was just as abundant in Piedmont region of North Carolina, albeit with different influences and stylistic conventions. It covers Piemont musicians such as Ernest Thompson and the North Carolina Cooper Boys; Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Charlie Monroe’s Kentucky Partners, Gurney Thomas and Glenn Thompson among others as well as the influence of live radio stations. More Details: String Bands in the North Carolina Piedmont |
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