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THROUGH THE LENS: Old-Time and New Approaches Make Friends at Clifftop

THROUGH THE LENS: Old-Time and New Approaches Make Friends at Clifftop

The Appalachian String Band Music Festival is a five-day mountaintop gathering of musicians and friends with contests, concerts, workshops, square dances, camping, and vendors. Better known simply as Clifftop (after the closest town), the festival was born out of the ashes of the Appalachian Open Championships, a bluegrass event

THE READING ROOM: Billy Joe Shaver Lives Forever in Stories From Friends

THE READING ROOM: Billy Joe Shaver Lives Forever in Stories From Friends

THROUGH THE LENS: A Personal Journey into the Blues

THROUGH THE LENS: A Personal Journey into the Blues

THROUGH THE LENS: July Brings Three of the Best Roots Music Albums of the Year

THROUGH THE LENS: July Brings Three of the Best Roots Music Albums of the Year

BONUS TRACKS: The ‘Elvis’ Movie’s Flowers for Sister Rosetta Tharpe, A Big New Byrds Book, and More

BONUS TRACKS: The ‘Elvis’ Movie’s Flowers for Sister Rosetta Tharpe, A Big New Byrds Book, and More

BONUS TRACKS: Molly Tuttle on PBS, Trey Anastasio’s Viral Duet, and an Interview with Kate Bush

BONUS TRACKS: Molly Tuttle on PBS, Trey Anastasio’s Viral Duet, and an Interview with Kate Bush

THROUGH THE LENS: Kate Bush and Other 'Stranger Things' Moments in Roots Music

THROUGH THE LENS: Kate Bush and Other 'Stranger Things' Moments in Roots Music