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| Folklife Festival 2003 > Appalachia> Performers > Gospel Traditions |
| gospel traditions | |||
| GOSPEL MUSIC | |||
| Religious
song has always been a major part of the music of Appalachia, and
it is an essential part of bluegrass music. Bluegrass music was created
in the late 1940s by Bill Monroe and named after his group, the Blue
Grass Boys. Many of the early bluegrass groups had grown up with church
singing, knowing many old hymns and incorporating them into their
repertoires. To this day many bluegrass groups alternate between recording
secular and religious albums.
There are some bluegrass bands that play exclusively gospel music; one such group is Still Waters from Hindman, Kentucky. Together for two years, the group's membership overlaps with the Bluegrass Gospel Boys (another Hindman group). They consider their music as part of their ministry and play at churches and community events. |
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Coming to the festival... |
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Dorothy "Fountain" Myles, Appalachia, Virginia,
vocals |
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| —Gospel and religious music will be represented at the Festival by Dorothy Myles, a native of Cumberland, Kentucky, now living in Appalachia, Virginia. Myles writes her own religious songs as well as mining-oriented songs. She is accompanied by Pastor Almon. | |||
| Still Waters Chris Hall, Leburn, Kentucky, upright bass Bennie Moore, Langley, Kentucky, mandolin Dexter Mullins, Pinetop, Kentucky, rhythm guitar Doyal Waddles, Hindman, Kentucky, banjo/dobro |
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| —Still Waters of Hindman, Kentucky, is a quintet of fine traditional gospel singers. The group sings at churches and community events as part of their music ministry. | |||
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