Singer, musician, storyteller, and NEA National Heritage Fellow Sheila Kay Adams talks about (and sings) songs brought over from England, Scotland, and Ireland in the mid-17th century and kept alive by the people in the mountains of North Carolina.
Arts Advocate (and National Heritage Fellow) Al Head discusses the profound impact of traditional arts on communities, especially in Alabama where he headed the state arts agency.
In the first of two-part interview, National Heritage Fellow Andy Statman talks about his early musical career, including the importance of bluegrass for a boy born in Brooklyn.
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