Memories of a Fiddler: Jim Shumate
In the 1940s, musicians across the South began imitating a new sound created and popularized by Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, and Earl Scruggs. As a fiddler who performed with these bluegrass legends, Jim Shumate pioneered innovations that are still admired and studied by musicians today.
Recordings in the Episode:
“Mean Old Ramblin’ Blues”, Jim Shumate
“Rocky Road Blues”, Bill Monroe
“We’ll Meet Again, Sweetheart”, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
“Little Red Shoes”, Jim & Don and Sons of the Carolinas
“Old Country Baptizing”, Zoe & Cloyd
Learn more about the John C Campbell Folk School through the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area here.
The Podcast
This podcast highlights bluegrass and old-time music stories, performers, and traditions across the mountain and foothills counties of Western North Carolina. These traditions and stories are the soul and spirit of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina.
The podcast is hosted and scripted by Laura Boosinger, musician, folklorist, and storyteller; and produced by Jaclyn Anthony and Joe Kendrick of WNCW-FM.
Episodes air every other week on WNCW-FM (88.7) at about 8:50 am on Tuesday mornings (at the end of NPR’s Morning Edition). New episodes will be published below as they are completed.
