SMF Presents – Acoustic Music Seminar
Acoustic Music Seminar • The Acoustic Music Seminar (AMS) is a groundbreaking mentorship program for young American string players, involving six days of hands-on instruction for some of the most promising and talented young string players in America. Led by acclaimed mandolin player Mike Marshall, this year’s students will learn from world-class musicians and artists such as Julian Lage, David Grisman, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, and Rushad Eggleston. After a week of... Read More
Rounder Records
Rounder Records • "Rounder’s artist roster reads like a who’s who of contemporary and traditional folk and roots music, and has included Alison Krauss, Darol Anger, Norman Blake, Buckwheat Zydeco, Bruce Cockburn, the Cowboy Junkies, Delta Spirit, Bela Fleck, Nanci Griffith, King Wilkie, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Alecia Nugent, Madeleine Peyroux, Sierra Hull, They Might Be Giants, Uncle Earl, Rhonda Vincent, Doc Watson, The SteelDrivers, and numerous... Read More
David Holt
T.S. Elliot said "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." Musician, Storyteller, Photographer, Cultural Explorer & Trail Guide David Holt is helping America know the place, and in so doing is well on his way to becoming a legend, every bit as profound and valuable to American History & Culture as his unique group of cherished mentors, American Icons like... Read More
Doc Watson in Boone, North Carolina
"Doc Watson – Just one of the people" • www.tinyurl.com/doc-watson-sculpture • A life-sized bronze statue of music icon Doc Watson, a native of Deep Gap, North Carolina, is now completed and was installed and unveiled on Friday, June 24th, 2011 in Boone, North Carolina. The statue is the brainchild of John Cooper of The Mast General Store, and a project of the Downtown Boone Development Association. The bronze sculpture is located on the northeast corner... Read More
Doc Watson • "Just One Of The People"
"Doc Watson – Just one of the people" • www.tinyurl.com/doc-watson-sculpture • A life-sized bronze statue of music icon Doc Watson, a native of Deep Gap, North Carolina, is close to completion. The statue is a project of the Downtown Boone Development Association, and the bronze sculpture will be located on the northeast corner of the intersection of King and Depot streets. The statue, to be created by noted sculptor Alex Hallmark, will feature the musician... Read More
Doc Watson
Doc Watson • "Over the past fifty years the guitar has had a very powerful influence on American music. Predominantly a rhythm instrument at the turn of the century, the guitar began to step out of the rhythm section in the 1930’s and 40’s and has maintained a dominant presence in every form of music from rock, to folk, to country, bluegrass, blues, and oldtime. While Elvis, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and other pop icons of the 50’s and 60’s certainly played a... Read More
Pete Seeger’s Rainbow Quest • "The Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson"
Rainbow Quest was a TV series hosted by Pete Seeger and filmed in the mid 1960s when folk music had enormous popularity. This volume features the Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson. The Stanley Brothers were one of the great classic bluegrass groups. While Ralph Stanley has enjoyed newfound popularity following "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou", Carter Stanley died within a year of filming this show, and this is the only Stanley Brothers performance available on DVD. Doc... Read More
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band • "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
Will the Circle Be Unbroken is a 1972 album officially by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but with collaboration from many famous Bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Bashful Brother Oswald, Norman Blake, Jimmy Martin, and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience. Its title comes from a song by Ada R. Habershon (famously re-arranged by A. P. Carter) and reflects... Read More
