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Publications & Articles

Print and Online Publications about Music

The Old Time Herald

Fiddler Magazine

Journal of Music Education

Mountain Music Magazine an online journal for promoting and preserving traditional music

Scholarly Articles about JAM, Traditional Mountain Music

Download graduate research article by Timothy McWilliams at Appalachian State University (2013): “Junior Appalachian Musicians: A Model of Participatory Development in Appalachian Communities”

“Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc.” by Helen White, page 4, Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers & Students, 2011-2012, Vol. 12.

A Short History on Appalachian Traditional Music

Henry Glassie’s Field Research with Ola Belle Reed courtesy of the Archives of Traditional Music at Indiana University

Sugar in the Gourd: Preserving Appalachian Traditions

“Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk”

Elitism versus Popularism in Music Education

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