Scope:
This document is part of a broader “bluegrass mapping project,” which began as an independent study under Dr. David Haney in spring 2012. It is meant to function as a supplement to Rebecca Jones’ more general “bluegrass” pathfinder, and it focuses specifically on the central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia--an area defined by drawing a circle with a 40-mile radius around the city of Harrisonburg. My goal has been to render the bluegrass music landscape of the central valley into something ’map-able’; to ask the question, “What makes this area an identifiable place on a bluegrass map?”
The works and texts can be found in the WNCLN (Western North Carolina Library Network) system. (University of North Carolina at Asheville, UNCA; Western Carolina University, WCU; Appalachian State University, ASU).
***See Rebecca Jones’ pathfinder on bluegrass music for more generalinformation about the genre.
Introductory Text:
For a thorough introduction to string music traditions in the central Shenandoah Valley, see www.shenandoahmusictrail.com
General information about pertinent music in the Shenandoah Valley can be found in these texts:
Harter, Kevin L. Shenandoah Valley String Music: A Prologue. 2000. Archival material. APP COLL F232.S5 S52 2000 no.1
Heatwole, John L. Shenandoah Voices: Folklore, Legends, and Traditions of the Valley. Berryville, Va: Rockbridge Pub. Co, 1995. Print. APP COLL GR108 .H43 1995
Suter, Scott H. Shenandoah Valley Folklife. Jackson, Ms: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Print. APP COLL GR108.2 .S87 1999
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Highly Relevant:
Bluegrass musicians -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Bluegrass music -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Country musicians -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Fiddlers -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Folk music -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Folk music -- Southern States -- History and criticism
Stringed instrument music
Also Relevant:
Folklore -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Geographic: Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
Material culture -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Music -- Social aspects -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Oral tradition -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Popular music -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Social life and customs
Other Sources:
General Information
General information about pertinent music in the Shenandoah Valley can be found in these texts:
Harter, Kevin L. Shenandoah Valley String Music: A Prologue. 2000. Archival material. APP COLL F232.S5 S52 2000 no.1
Heatwole, John L. Shenandoah Voices: Folklore, Legends, and Traditions of the Valley. Berryville, Va: Rockbridge Pub. Co, 1995. Print. APP COLL GR108 .H43 1995
Suter, Scott H. Shenandoah Valley Folklife. Jackson, Ms: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Print. APP COLL GR108.2 .S87 1999
Information on Prominent Musicians from the Central Shenandoah Valley
Buck Ryan:
“Arnold W. (Buck) Ryan: 1925-1982.” Bluegrass Unlimited Feb. 1982: 4. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Stegall, Jim. “Buck Ryan.” Bluegrass Unlimited Jan. 1974: 21-23. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Danny Knicely:
Higgs, Dave. “James Leva & Purgatory Mountain, Lexington, Virginia.” Bluegrass Now 17.9 (2007): 12-13. ASU online.
Koretsky, Henry. “Murders, Drownings and Lost Loves: the Roots of Country.” Bluegrass Unlimited 41.8 (2007): 62. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Mac Wiseman:
Clark, J. Wesley, and J. Michael Hosford. “Mac Wiseman: Once More with Feeling.” Bluegrass Unlimited 22.2 (1987): 15-18. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Goldsmith, Thomas, and Dan Loftin. “A Conversation With Mac Wiseman.” Bluegrass Unlimited 40.8 (2006): 24-27. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Rhodes, Don. “Mac Wiseman.” Bluegrass Unlimited 16.2 (1981): 16-22. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Wiseman, Mac, and Paul F. Wells. “From Grass Roots To Bluegrass: Some Personal Reminiscences.” The Bluegrass Reader. 61-66. Chicago, IL: U of Illinois P, 2004. APP COLL ML 3520 .B54
Nothin’ Fancy:
Moore, Jimmy. “Virginia’s Pride: Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Band.” Bluegrass Unlimited 36.5 (2001): 32-35. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Netherland, Tom. “Nothin’ Fancy.” Bluegrass Unlimited 42.5 (2007): 32-34. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Reno and Smiley:
Artis, Bob. “Don Reno and Red Smiley.” The Bluegrass Reader. 127-131. Chicago, IL: U of Illinois P, 2004. APP COLL ML 3520 .B54
Stanley, Linda. “Don Reno: A Bluegrass Family Tradition.” Bluegrass Unlimited 15.2 (1980). 17-23. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Strickland, Rhonda. “Don Reno: Reflections.” Bluegrass Unlimited 19.6 (1984). 10-11. APP COLL ML1 .B68
Compiled by:
Jesse Buckwalter
April 30, 2012
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