Appalachian Folk Music

The Appalachian Mountains is located along the East Coast of the United Sates. The area has long been traditionally poor compared to much of the rest of the country; many of the rural Appalachian people immigrated to cities for in search of work, were there labeled hillbillies, and their music became recognized as hillbilly music. At the 19^th and the early 20^th centuries, Scottish and Irish settlers came in a huge numbers. They mixed there with the poor whites of other cultural backgrounds, as well as many blacks. The result was a different array of the traditional patterns that have been collectively known as the Appalachian traditional music. These patterns include the honky tonk, blue grass, and jug ensembles and they were the origin of the current country music.

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Appalachian traditional music started its development towards the pop-country in the year 1927, when Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter family started their recording in an important part with Ralph Peer. Rodgers snag frequently morbid lyrical themes that drew on the blues to make the tales of the poor and unlucky, while the Carter chosen more upbeat ballads with clear choral, supplementary instrumentation and wholesome words. Their achievement smooth the way for the establishment of the famous country, and left its mark on the establishing genre of rock and roll.