Dialogue- Music of the Cumberland Mountains

The music of the Cumberland Mountains is the historical record of the people who call the hills and hollows their home. It's a testament to the joys and grief of being human, of struggle, of accomplishment, of belief in something higher. It's the coal mines and the farms and the towns, it's generation after generation of finger-picking mastery. The music of the Cumberland Mountains is the window to the soul of its people.
On this installment of Dialogue, host Matt Shafer Powell takes a look into that unique blend of hollow and history with musical historian and recordist Bobby Fulcher. For years, Bobby Fulcher has been recording and documenting the rich musical heritage of the Cumberland Mountains...

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