The Queen Family: Appalachian Tradition and Back Porch Music
This toe-tapping documentary listens in on Folk's "first family" at home!

The Appalachians are home to a folk music tradition that traces its roots to England, Scotland, and Ireland. Picking up the African banjo and other influences in its evolution, this tradition gave rise to gospel, bluegrass and country music. The recipients of the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award, the Brown-Hudson Folklore Award, and others, the Queen family of Western North Carolina have become icons of Southern Appalachian culture.

The Queen family -- a true artistic treasure of Southern Appalachian culture -- boasts a rich musical heritage that spans generations. This toe-tapping documentary listens in on the Folk family at home. Singing from their own back porch in western North Carolina, the Queens embody an impressive aural tradition that finds its ancestors in England, Scotland and Ireland and its descendents in gospel, bluegrass and country music.

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