Here is a "sampler" of Dickenson County music performed by Dickenson County natives. Appalachian music was founded on Celtic and Gaelic ballads and fiddle tunes and influenced by Native American, African, and eastern and southern European traditions. For further reading about the history of Appalachian Music click here. New songs will be added to this section as time goes by.

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A Sampler Of Dickenson County Music

 

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(Songs alphabetized by title)

"America" by Scott Mullins (from the "Wings To Fly" CD)   "Bought the Farm" by Foddershock (from the "Ghost of Lonzo" CD)   "Coal Tattoo" by Ken Childress   "Drunkards Go To Hell" by Foddershock (from the "Ghost of Lonzo" CD)   "Foddershockra" from the "One Good Eye" CD by Foddershock   "I Know What Lies Ahead" by The Younces (from the "I'll Die On The Battlefield" CD)   "Memphis" by Ken Childress & Jimmy Blaine Mullins   "Pickin' With Friends" by Mike Hill (from the "Tribute to Big Jim Webb" CD)   "Real Bad Year" by Foddershock (from the "One Good Eye" CD)   "Richmond Prison" by Mike Hill (from the "Tribute to Big Jim Webb" CD)   "Rocky Island" by Fred O'quinn   "Set Yourself Free" by Billy Gene Mullins, Ron Short, & Scott Mullins (from the "Wings To Fly" CD)   "So You Want To Come Back" by The Belcher Family (from "The Mountains Sing" Album)   "Strong Song" by the Ofays (featuring Forrest Gray)   "Surely I Will" by Earl Gilmore (from the "Seedtime on the Cumberland" Vol. III, Music from 1987 - 1994" CD, JuneAppal Label)   "Take Me Back" by The Belcher Family (from "The Mountains Sing" Album)   "That Box" by the Ofays (featuring Forrest Gray & Dorian Foerg)   "Wings To Fly" by Ron Short (from the "Wings To Fly" CD)   "You Can't Run (When the Lord Calls You)" by Billy Gene Mullins (from the "Wings To Fly" CD)

 

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This page updated August 08, 2005.