Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Program 2 is now up

Following our first program, An Introduction to Appalachian Music, We look a little deeper at some of the groups that helped shaped Appalachian music and history in CS 102: Diversity In Appalachian Music. Includes Performances by Ramona Jones, Julia Mainer, Sparky Rucker, Ed Cabbell, and more, Listen Here.

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Program One is now up

Welcome to the Celebrated Sounds, the webpage for the Celebrated Sounds: The Music of the Berea College Sound Archive educational audio program.
Our first program, An Introduction to a Musical Appalachia is now up here and explores The history of how the outside world saw our music over the last 100 years. It includes recordings of Wade and Julia Mainer, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Roscoe Holcomb, Joan Salmon Campbell, Jean Ritchie, Betty Smith and others. listen to the hour long program all at once, or in segments while following the supplemental guide.