This week, as the fiddlers' convention season in the south really gets underway, we check out some songs and tunes old and new from the Virginia mountains. In the southwestern part of Virginia, Ga
One outcome of the folk music boom of the 1950s and ‘60s was an increased interest in the music from which much pop and folk had sprung: old-time and bluegrass. While The Weavers, The Kingston Tri
This week we check out some songs and tunes old and new from the Galax, Virginia area and beyond. In the southwestern part of Virginia, Galax and surrounding communities have long been center