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Pages in category "Bluegrass musicians from West Virginia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Sierra Elizabeth Ferrell (born August 3, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from West Virginia, whose music incorporates elements of folk, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz, and styles such as tango and calypso music.
Bluegrass musicians from West Virginia (10 P) ... Pages in category "Musicians from West Virginia" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
West Virginia's folk heritage is a part of the Appalachian folk music tradition, and includes styles of fiddling, ballad singing, and other styles that draw on Ulster-Scots music. West Virginia consists of a mostly rural region, although its few relatively urban centers are prominent spots of musical innovation.
Hailing from Short Gap, West Virginia, Raines began playing bass and touring professionally as a teenager. [2] Today she is a respected bluegrass musician, playing both straight-ahead bluegrass and more progressive forms of music.
Mollie O'Brien was born October 25, 1952, and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she was the second youngest of five siblings.Her family was immersed in music, [1] and her mother frequently drove Mollie and her younger brother Tim to local performances [4] by 1960s [1] musicians such as The Beatles, Wheeling Symphony, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck and Ray Charles.
Wilma Lee Leary (February 7, 1921 – September 13, 2011), known professionally as Wilma Lee Cooper, was an American country music entertainer. She was a guitarist, banjo player and vocalist, and was given the title of "First Lady of Bluegrass" by the Smithsonian Institution in 1974. [1]
Their first album, entitled "Rainbow Valley Boys Bluegrass" was released in 1963 by Vermont Records. Their second album, "Authentic Bluegrass Music" was released in 1965 by record label Diplomat, and the band's third and final full album, "Sing and Pick Bluegrass Favorites" was released in 1973 by record label Jessup Records.