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‘Sepia Tones’ Welcomes Guest Dom Flemons, American Songster
In the latest episode of the award-winning podcast miniseries Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music, released on Friday, July 29, hosts Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson are joined by lauded musician Dom Flemons for a compelling conversation on the many Appalachian influences and inspirations that have come to shape his music.
When
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Appalachian Studies Association honors ‘Sepia Tones’ series with e-Appalachia Award
On Thursday, March 17, Great Smoky Mountains Association’s ongoing podcast miniseries, Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music, was recognized with the e-Appalachia Award at the 45th Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference.
The e-Appalachia Award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding media source that
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Podcast Series Reveals African American Influence on Southern Appalachian Music
By Frances Figart, Creative Services Director
“It’s not a Black music and it’s not a White music. It’s a music that was basically played together.”
This observation is one of many kernels of wisdom offered up by fiddler Earl White, who is Black, on a new podcast series produced in the Smokies that is helping to
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‘Sepia Tones’ Returns with Music—and Dance—on the Move
The second episode of the Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music podcast mini-series begins with a story.
“He said, ‘Now, I’m gonna tell you, if I ever catch you playing the fiddle on my route ever again, I will make sure that you get put under the jail,’” recalls fiddler and prominent old-time musician
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