Folkways: Music of Surry County

[@scott236]

I've traced my dads line back to Surry in 1780. Love the old folk sound. Scots-irish!

[@xkguy]

Sat with Tommy Jarrell on a pick up truck tail at Galax in about 1979. He was GOOD!!

[@deanpitman3325]

Tommy was one of the best. He and my grandma were the same age. He had a bow arm on him! And could make good biscuits and gravy.

[@steamyb2]

Thanks for the memories! My Dad used to play Dobro,

[@bassrun5236]

That's Kenny Jackson (fiddle), Marianne Kovatch (banjo), with Bobb Head and Nancy Mamlin (guitars) at the beginning of the video. Good playing!

[@ArkRed1]

Thanks so much for making this great music available to people all over the world. Your work will not go unrewarded.

[@mrlafayette1964]

there should be more of these Folkways programs on YT,they go back to the early 80's

[@Superperson562]

Great video, thank you for uploading.

[@michaelbarnett2527]

Enjoyed this very much.

[@bluegrasshack3810]

5/13/23: Surry!!! Those are my people, my Scots-Irish clan: McEachain/McCaughan/McKaughan/McCoin! Crissman, too! Any other kinfolks reading this? Pick away!🪕🎻

[@VerySurry]

Thanks for sharing. I wonderful video about music in Surry County.

[@campb450]

This is a great documentary. Thank you!

[@Deafpeaches]

Extremely well done. Thank you David Holt.

[@tomoole]

Great stuff ! SurryCounty is the Sliabh Luachra (Ireland) of America !!!!

[@libbytown]

Wow....what an education I just got!!

[@eugenieguillaumin6720]

beautiful - thank you

[@gval900]

Well done. This puts the pieces together for me. Thanks

[@1849ad]

Great documentary! Being a 42 year old violin student I'm exploring all sorts of ways to play this instrument. And if it weren't for pandemics and all that, I would really love to visit NC just to learn more, and listen to this great form of music!

[@halmorris8907]

The old fiddlers conventions in Surry County and adjacent Galax Virginia are both excellent

[@abishop6368]

This was very good, thanks from Virginia, not too far from Surry County.

[@gluce]

Spectacular! Surry County rocks!!

[@ns9987]

Does anyone know the name of the song that starts playing at the 24:49 mark in this video ? I have been wanting to listen to it fully for months now lol

[@hcpmp]

"June Apple" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXKZfWSkZ7yHb7c

[@michaelharvey5138]

A brilliant documentary...As a clawhammer player my self, I'm always interested in learning....you got some amazing players here !...

[@marcusclements3370]

It was called ‘old time music’ back in the 20s because it was. A lot of these songs and reels were brought over from Britain and Europe by the earliest settlers.

[@MichaelMotley]

A shout out to Chester and Nick McMillian that appear in this video. They have spent their lifetime dedicated to preserving and sharing the art of Round Peak Old Time Music.

[@PotterPossum1989]

This is a great documentary! If anyone knows of any good sources for OTM on film or compact disc / cassette, please PM me and let me know. I've used Field Recorders' Collective, Document Records, Bear Family, County, Yazoo, BACM, and the Internet - what are some niche labels, like the Appalshop (Whitesburg, KY) with June Appal? I'm particularly interested in field recordings or homemade recordings, like with the LOC and Berea's 'Digital Library of Appalachia,' and would prefer not to rely on digital-only MP3 downloads alone/ Subscribed

[@Troy_nov1965]

What i would not give to go back in time and spend one evening at Tommy Jarrell's house.

[@jonnyneoross369]

I loved it. Reminds me of past life.

[@Banjo362]

Paul Sutphin I have a feeling he's related to Kirk Sutphin.

[@richardpersoage8504]

WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I found meca.

[@utub333]

13:31

[@stagelifelv9324]

What a treasure of history!

[@ZachVance108]

Funny how much Ben and Tommy and Wayne all sound durn near identical lol

[@joeg255]

wish i coulda met mr jarrell. god damn i was born too late

[@Kinokiddo]

Oh, man, I hope you' ve caught up. Don't throw away that heritage.

[@toastymcfly9450]

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