Almeda Riddle was born in 1898, near Greer's Ferry, Arkansas and lived her entire life in that area. Her father was a fiddler, a singer, and a teacher of shaped-note singing. #almedariddle #folk #folkstreams

Margaret McArthur plays dulcimer and sings "The Lake of Champlain." This is an American version of the Irish ballad "The Lake of Coolfinn." #margaretmcarthur #dulcimer #folk #folkmusic

Remembering Charles Elzer Loudermilk (July 7, 1927 – January 26, 2011), known professionally as Charlie Louvin, ). He was an American country music singer and songwriter. #charlielouvin #louvinbrothers #countrymusic

Leatha Eller, mother of Lawrence and Vaughn Eller, sings and plays "The Heavenly Light Is Shining On Me" (or, as she calls it, "Way Up Yonder In the New Bright World). #leathaeller #folk #spiritual #folkmusic #alanlomax #americanmusic

Happy Birthday Alice Gerrard, born July 8, 1934. She is an American bluegrass singer, banjoist, fiddler, and guitar player. Gerrard was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2017. #alicegerrard #bluegrass #folk #banjo #fiddle

Here is Jean Ritchie performing "Shady Grove" on Pete Seeger's television show, Rainbow Quest. #jeanritchie #folk #folkmusic #shadygrove #appalachia #appalachianfolk

"Hallelujah" (#146), sung by the 1982 Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention; led by Lucy Marie Heidorn. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew using four quad-split cameras, Holly Springs, Georgia, June 1982. #sacredharp #shapenotesinging

R.L. Burnside playing "See My Jumper Hanging on the Line" in 1978. #rlburnside #blues

Sunday Morning Spiritual :: The Heavenly Gospel Singers of Jackson, Mississippi, perform "I Stepped In the Water One Day" at the St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Canton, Mississippi. #gospel #gospelmusic #alanlomax

Remembering Steve Young, born July 12, 1942, in Newman, Georgia – he died on March 17, 2016. #steveyoung #outlawcountry

Remembering George Lewis (born Joseph Louis Francois Zenon, July 13, 1900 – December 31, 1968). He was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his highest profile in the later decades of his life. "Burgundy Street Blues." #georgelewis #clarinet #neworleans

Remembering Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie, born on July 14, 1912, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma -- he died on October 3, 1967. Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads.#woodyguthrie

Remembering Abner Jay (July 15, 1921 – November 4, 1993). He was an American multi-instrumentalist from Georgia, best known for performing eccentric, blues infused folk music as a one man band.#abnerjay #theblues #folk

Folklorist Bascom Lamar Lunsford studies the style of clog dancers in Madison County, North Carolina. Filmed by documentarian David Hoffman in 1965. #bascomlamarlunsford #folk #folklore #davidhoffman

Folkstreams Presents #6 :: A Singing Stream (1986) #folkstreams #gospel #gospelmusic

Folkstreams Presents #6 :: A Singing Stream (1986) #folkstreams #gospel #gospelmusic

Folkstreams Presents #6 :: A Singing Stream (1986) #folkstreams #gospel #gospelmusic

Folkstreams Presents #6 :: A Singing Stream (1986) #folkstreams #gospel #gospelmusic

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"Worried Man Blues" with #peteseeger and #johnnycash #folkmusic