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By Fred C. Fussell,Steve Kruger

The track and dance traditions of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains are mythical. citizens proceed a musical historical past that stretches again many generations. during this full of life guidebook, famous folklorist Fred C. Fussell places readers at the path to find the numerous websites in western North Carolina the place this distinct musical legacy prospers. equipped by way of area and county, Blue Ridge tune Trails of North Carolina welcomes readers into the wealthy worlds of bluegrass, old-time, gospel, and string band track, in addition to clogging, flatfooting, and other kinds of conventional dance.

The ebook, a venture of the North Carolina Arts Council and its associate, the Blue Ridge nationwide history quarter, incorporates a CD with greater than 20 songs via musicians profiled within the publication, old recordings of the region's so much influential musicians spanning 9 decades--available for the 1st time here--and songs in line with real tales of affection, crime, and tragedy set within the North Carolina mountains.

Includes:
* using directions
* maps
* venue touch info
* colour pictures and profiles of favorite mountain musicians
* informative sidebars on musicians and function styles
* a CD with 20 tune tracks

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