This here's all for foot tappin' and grin winnin'

Highlights one of the country's largest rural blue grass gatherings, the Summersville festival in Summersville, West Virginia. Organizers Eunice and Edgar Kitchen; Bill Monroe, acknowledged father of blue grass music; Other bluegrass festivals--Bean Blossom; Two sects of bluegrass, orthodox and ref...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Smithsonian Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 68 - 78
Autores principales: Watson, Bruce, Karnow, Catherine
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Smithsonian Magazine Mar93
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Descripción
Sumario:Highlights one of the country's largest rural blue grass gatherings, the Summersville festival in Summersville, West Virginia. Organizers Eunice and Edgar Kitchen; Bill Monroe, acknowledged father of blue grass music; Other bluegrass festivals--Bean Blossom; Two sects of bluegrass, orthodox and reformed; Festival rituals, including `deja vu-grass'; Popularity of Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers in the `Golden era,' early 1950's; Details: More.