The Carter Family Fold is a site dedicated to the preservation and performance of old time country and folk music. Old-time music is a form of North American Folk music, with roots in the Folk musics of many countries including England, Scotland, Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous As the name suggests, it honors the Carter Family: A.P., Sara, and Maybelle. The Carter Family was a Country music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956 AP Carter ( December 15, 1891 - November 7, 1960) was an American Country music Musician and founding member Sara Carter ( July 21, 1898 &ndash January 8, 1979) was an American Country music Musician. "Mother Maybelle" Carter ( May 10, 1909 - October 23, 1978) was an American country Musician.
The Carter Family Fold is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the region's traditional music through weekly concerts. To stay true to the music, no electric instruments are allowed. Also, smoking and drinking are prohibited. Tobacco Smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the Tobacco plant most often in the form of a Cigarette. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon
Most of the performers are not famous outside the communities of bluegrass and folk music. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous However, Johnny Cash played at the Fold many times, and played his last concert there a few months before his death; Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, was part of the family honored at the venue. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne
There is also a dance floor at which Appalachian clogging, a form of folk dancing, is a weekly occurrence. Clogging is a type of Folk dance rooted in traditional European dancing from the British Isles, in which the dancer's footwear is used musically by striking the heel
The Carter Family Fold is located in the Poor Valley region of Virginia, at the foot of Clinch Mountain. Clinch Mountain is a Mountain Ridge in the US states of Tennessee and Virginia, lying in the ridge-and-valley section Formally, it is part of Hiltons because Maces Spring, Virginia, the "home base" of the Carter family, no longer has a post office. Hiltons (or The Hiltons) is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Virginia, United States. Maces Spring is a small unincorporated community in Scott County, Virginia, United States, along State Route 614.
Capacity at the Fold is very limited and those wishing to attend a show there are advised to request their tickets well in advance. Seating capacity refers to the number
References
Some information comes from an article in the 2006 Old Farmer's Almanac, published in the summer of 2005. The Old Farmer's Almanac is a reference book that contains Weather forecasts Tide tables planting charts astronomical data Recipes
External links
- Official Carter Family Fold Website
- PBS special on the Carter Family
- Friends of the Carter Family Fold
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