Appalachian songs and ballads
Walkertown, North Carolina

Although it is called “old-time,” the music Riley Baugus plays is, as he says, both old and new, “a living, breathing example of music and tradition that still lives in the mountains near my home.” Growing up in the rural community where he still lives, Baugus was surrounded by music—at home through the records his parents played, and in the community by attending jams at the homes of family friends. A multi-instrumentalist, Riley is renowned for his masterful banjo playing and arresting singing voice.