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Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line is available!
The new book and CD set, Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line, written by Henry Glassie, Clifford Murphy, and Douglas Peach, is available for purchase here: https://www.dust-digital.com. It covers Ola Belle’s legacy and the music of the next generation of southern musicians who migrated north during the Depression. Hugh and Zane are featured in the book and CD.
The American Folklife Center is sponsoring a concert in celebration of Ola Belle’s legacy at the Library of Congress on September 9 and a symposium on September 10 of musicians and scholars discussing the impact of her legacy on today’s traditional music. David Reed, Hugh Campbell, Danny Paisley, and other musicians will perform at the concert. Information on the concert and symposium is here: http://www.loc.gov/concerts/folklife/olabellereed.html
