Tyler Hughes

Ken Perlman has documented, and as a result helped shepherd the survival – and revival – of a fiddling tradition on Prince Edward Island in the Canadian Maritimes.  That’s quite an accomplishment f

Alan Jabbour, the founding director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, played fiddle, documented traditions and mentored others.

This week’s Across the Blue Ridge features a concert set and a visit with Sam Gleaves and Tyler Hughes, two of a new generation of roots musicians steeped in tradition and seeking new expressive pa