Elton Allison - The Legacy of Old Fort Mountain Music History

Partial Transcript: •The Old Fort Mountain Music is a significant part of the narrator's life, with their parents being musicians as well.
•The founders of the Old Fort Mountain Music are Jim Duckworth and Max Woody.
•The event has acted as a launching pad for numerous professional musicians over the years.

Keywords: Jim Duckworth and Max Woody.; launching pad; Old Fort Mountain Music

Subjects: Old Fort Mountain Music

Partial Transcript: •Old Fort Mountain Music has had a major impact on the town of Old Fort.
•The inspiration for the event came from the Shindig on the Green in Asheville.
•The event celebrated the rich and diverse music of the Old Fort area, accepting all types of music genres.•The narrator played in Jim Duckworth's first band.
•The event is family-oriented, and people from the community could see their family members perform on stage.

Keywords: diverse music; family-oriented; inspiration; Old Fort

Subjects: The inspiration.

Partial Transcript: •The event is family-oriented, and people from the community could see their family members perform on stage.

•The event does not charge admission, making it accessible to all.

Keywords: accessible to all; family-oriented,

Subjects: Family entertainment

Partial Transcript: •Old Fort Mountain Music has had a significant influence on putting Old Fort on the map.

Keywords: significant influence

Subjects: Old Fort

Partial Transcript: •The narrator expresses concern about the decline of traditional mountain music, being replaced by progressive Bluegrass.
•Many staunch members of the Old Fort Mountain Music community have passed away.
•The different styles of music, such as piano, dulcimers, and dobros, played in a particular venue attracted the writer's attention.
•The writer believes that the way the music was presented in the venue was what people enjoyed, as it wasn't a typical music experience.

Keywords: music experience; piano, dulcimers, and dobros; progressive Bluegrass; traditional mountain music

Subjects: Not a typical music experience

Partial Transcript: •The community loses the opportunity to hear old-time music, which is part of their heritage, especially for the older generation.
•The writer is unsure if the younger generation will realize the significance of the music they're losing until it's too late.
•While some young people continue with this type of music, many young individuals are not involved or present at the venue like they used to be.

Keywords: younger generation; old-time music

Subjects: The community loses

Partial Transcript: •Other places with a similar format exist where people can go and play on Friday nights.
•The venue originally started at one of the museum cabins but was moved to a new building due to the cold weather.
•The possibility of playing outdoors in a different location is being considered.

Keywords: museum cabins