Appalachian Folk

Appalachian folk music is a distinctive genre characterized by its rustic, acoustic sound, often featuring banjo, fiddle, and guitar instrumentation. Emerging from the traditional music of the Appalachian region, this style evolved from Scottish, Irish, and English ballad singing, African-American blues and string band traditions. Popularized in the 1920s-1940s, Appalachian folk music thrived during the folk revival of the 1950s-1960s. Its cultural significance lies in its preservation of regional stories, myths, and customs, offering a window into the lives of Appalachian people. Notable for its modal melodies, driving rhythms, and heartfelt vocal styles, Appalachian folk music influenced bluegrass, country, and Americana genres, while maintaining its unique, raw, and emotive quality.

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Restless Soul
Album - 10 Tracks - Released October 18, 2024

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Adam Remnant
Amanda Cook
Appalachian Smoke
Barbara Dane
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Benton Flippen
Black Twig Pickers
Blind Alfred Reed
Blood on the Harp
Bob Carlin
Bobby & Teddi Cyrus
Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Stringband
Buell Kazee
Burnett & Rutherford
Camp Creek Boys
Carley Arrowood
Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers
Chestnut Street Trio
Cisco Houston
Clarence Ashley
Cousin Emmy
Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters
Dick Justice
Dillard Chandler
Doc & Merle Watson
Doc Watson
E.C. Ball
East Texas Serenaders
Eck Robertson
Ernest V. Stoneman
Etta Baker
Fancy Gap
Fiddlin John Carson
Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
Frank Hutchison
Frank Proffitt
Fred Cockerham
Gaither Carlton
George Landers
George Pegram
Grayson & Whitter
Henry Thomas
Highwoods String Band
Hobart Smith
Hylo Brown
Iron Mountain String Band
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
Jack Bunch
Jacob Danielsen-Moore
Jean Ritchie
Jim Jackson
Jody Stecher
Kelly Harrell
Kilby Snow
Leake County Revelers
Lee Sexton
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Lowe Stokes
Mason Via
Memphis Jug Band
Mike Seeger
Milan Miller
Molsky's Mountain Drifters
Mountain Grass Unit
Narmour & Smith
Nathan Bowles Trio
Oscar Jenkins
Pete Steele
Red Smiley
Riley Puckett
Roscoe Holcomb
Stripling Brothers
The Carter Family
The Crooked Jades
The Dixon Brothers
The Doc Watson Family
The Down Hill Strugglers
The Louvin Brothers
The Monroe Brothers
The Price Sisters
The Reno Brothers
The Skillet-Lickers
Tom, Brad & Alice
Tommy Jarrell
Uncle Dave Macon
Wade Ward
Woody Platt
Doc Watson
Chestnut Street Trio
The Carter Family
Mountain Grass Unit
Jean Ritchie
The Louvin Brothers
Doc & Merle Watson
Etta Baker
Barbara Dane
Frank Proffitt
Henry Thomas
Roscoe Holcomb
The Doc Watson Family
Fancy Gap
Cisco Houston
Bobby & Teddi Cyrus
Memphis Jug Band
Jody Stecher
Wade Ward
Uncle Dave Macon
Mike Seeger
Cousin Emmy
Mason Via
Amanda Cook
Clarence Ashley
Bob Carlin
Nathan Bowles Trio
The Monroe Brothers
Carley Arrowood
Hobart Smith
The Price Sisters
Blood on the Harp
Gaither Carlton
The Crooked Jades
Iron Mountain String Band
Tommy Jarrell
Buell Kazee
Adam Remnant
Red Smiley
Fred Cockerham
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Hylo Brown
Eck Robertson
Milan Miller
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Fiddlin John Carson
Pete Steele
The Reno Brothers
Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Stringband
Appalachian Smoke
The Skillet-Lickers
Riley Puckett
Oscar Jenkins
Molsky's Mountain Drifters
Dillard Chandler
Dick Justice
Highwoods String Band
Woody Platt
Burnett & Rutherford
The Down Hill Strugglers
Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers
Benton Flippen
Frank Hutchison
Kilby Snow
Jack Bunch
Jacob Danielsen-Moore
E.C. Ball
Jim Jackson
Kelly Harrell
Lee Sexton
Tom, Brad & Alice
Camp Creek Boys
Blind Alfred Reed
Grayson & Whitter
The Dixon Brothers
Narmour & Smith
Black Twig Pickers
George Pegram
Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
East Texas Serenaders
George Landers
Lowe Stokes
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters
Ernest V. Stoneman
Leake County Revelers
Stripling Brothers