Culture of Appalachia

mountain range in the eastern United States and Canada

lamellophone instrument

mountain range in the Eastern U.S.

form of American roots music

American mountain range along North Carolina/Tennessee border

federally-owned electric utility corporation in the United States

Appalachia ( ) is a geographic region located in the Appalachian Mountains in the east of North America. In the north, its boundaries stretch from Mount Carleton Provincial Park in New Brunswick, Canada, continuing south through the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains into northern Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, with West Virginia near the center, being the only state entirely within the boundaries of Appalachia. In 2021, the region was home to an estimated 26.3 million people.

American musician (1923–2012)

town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America

simple string musical instrument

American folk singer

fretted string instrument of the zither family

genre of North American folk music

scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina

archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character

traditional ballad

mountain in United States of America

mountain in the United States of America

American minister and businessman

variant of American English native to the Appalachian mountain region

A hootenanny is a freewheeling, improvisatory musical event in the United States, often incorporating audience members in performances. It is particularly associated with folk music.

Clogging, buck dancing, or flatfoot dancing is a type of folk dance practiced in the United States, in which the dancer's footwear is used percussively by striking the heel, the toe, or both against a floor or each other to create audible rhythms, usually to the downbeat with the heel keeping the rhythm. Clogging can be found at various Old-Time and Bluegrass Music festivals.