Take a deep dive into our state’s folk music with our curated Spotify playlist featuring 25 songs — from old standards to contemporary tunes.
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An Our State Playlist: Mountain Music
Our curated Spotify playlist features a selection of Appalachian folk music and bluegrass — the perfect soundtrack for a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, from Sparta to Cherokee.
The 1940s: The Soundtrack of the Decade
In the 1940s, traditional mountain music gives rise to bluegrass, jazz spreads nationwide, and three North Carolina natives make their mark on American music.
High Country Music
The Johnson boys, father and sons, feed off each other to create a bluegrass escape in the mountains of Crossnore.
