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“Just a crummy bunch of towns”

July 23, 2009 - 5:01 am - by Richard Fernandez
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2009-07-23 19:27:04

My college music appreciation professor noted people looking to do research in old English music head to the hills of Appalachia to do the research.

Well, I wouldn’t know about Old English music & Appalachia (although I can recite The Lord’s Prayer in Old English), but the through-line of Celtic music to bluegrass is certainly clear as a bell to my ear. I also hear connections from bluegrass to jazz for some reason. Maybe it’s the backbeat?