Across the Blue Ridge #100 - Madison County, NC & Blue Ridge Music Trails

This week's show features some strong old-time and bluegrass music right out of the gate, followed by in interview with Madison County, NC Arts Council director Laura Boosinger. Find out about public events featuring traditional music in this county famous for fiddlers including Arvill Freeman, Roger Howell and Bobby Hicks, and for ballad singers including Sheila Kay Adams and Joe Penland. The English folk song collector Cecil Sharp visited Madison County in 1916, 1917 and 1918, writing down many of the British Isles ballads still surviving there. The tradition continues today, and Madison County offers fascinating stops on North Carolina's Blue Ridge Music Trails.

Playlist

1. Norman In The Woodland
   Jason Carter
   On The Move
    
2. New River Train
   Buckstankle Boys
   Round Peak Home
    
3. Living With Memories
   Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes
   Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes
    
4. At The Purchaser's Option
   Rhiannon Giddens
   Freeedom Highway
    
5. Meeting In The Air
   Highwoods Stringband
   Feed Your Babies Onions
    
6. Tempy
   Fred Cockerham
   Sunny Home In Dixie
    
7. Break 1 - Roberts Ride
   Brandon Lee Adams
   Hardest Kind Of Memories
    
8. Dance Around Molly
   Arvil Freeman
   Saturday Night Fiddlin' 
    
9. East Tennessee Blues
   Bobby Hicks
   Texas Crapshooter
    
10. Little Margaret
    Joe Penland
    On Shakey Ground
     
11. Zuma Swing
    Bobby Hicks
    Forever And A Day
     
12. Break 2 - Stone's Rag
    Leftwich & Higginbotham
    The Lost Child
     
13. Acorn Hill Breakdown
    Roger Howell & friends
    field recording
     
14. Young Hunting
    Sheila Kay Adams
    field recording
     
15. I'm A Free Little Bird
    Roscoe Holcomb
    The High Lonesome Sound
     
16. Leaving This Town For The Last Time
    Blue Highway
    Original Traditional
     
17. Ain't Broke So Don't Fix It
    Hank Bradley
    The Pescadero Blues