For a while, I worked through a production company on the PBS show "Song of the Mountains." Before then, while I had a general appreciation of bluegrass and oldtime music, I was no great fan, but hearing these top notch bands and being around the people increased my appreciation of it.
A fiddler practices in the stairwell backstage before the show. The musicians often warmed up here or in the dressing rooms along the stairs, and the sound was remarkable as it echoed through.
Host Tim White, who introduces the acts and also acts as the host of the TV show, recording separate introductions for that at a time after the actual performance. Here he looks out from the wings before the show began.
Unfortunately for me, the producers decided to go with another production company about a year after I started working on the show. It's not just the income I miss; the fraternity of oldtime music is quite remarkable.
