I know of just one tune in Old Time music that mentions Christmas, and that’s an old fiddle tune called Breaking up Christmas. This song is usually associated with the Round Peak style (this refers to the particular way old time music is played in… Read More
….even when it was new. Check out this fantastic bit of history… It’s called Folkways: Music of Surry County hosted by David Holt. It’s all about the home of the Round Peak style of Old Time. I don’t know much about the program…there it was… Read More
Check out this interview David Holt did with Kirk Sutphin. Mr. Sutphin is playing a fretless banjo with a Formica fingerboard! What a great idea.
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