September 23

We finished reading "Growing Up in a Holler in the Mountains". The kids are each going to blog about one subject of Appalachia that we read about in the book. TJ has chosen to write about Appalachian music. Here's what he learned, in his own words:

Appalachia has a long history of music. The main styles of music in Appalachia are Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Gospel. Some children of Appalachia like to listen to music thats more like Rock.

In lots of Appalachian Festivals, there is lots of music that is played on mostly Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro, and Bass Fiddle. Some people that aren't big groups play under tents and people come to listen.

People in Appalachia still play Scotch-Irish music. The music that they play now doesn't have bagpipes. But, people still play the music that is now played in Ireland and Scotland.