Richmond Blues

(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2008), 1 hour 6 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Description: In Richmond Blues, guitarist-singer John Cephas and his harmonica-player partner Phil Wiggins personify the century-old blues sound of the Piedmont, the Appalachian foothills running from Richmond to Atlanta. Drawing from roots of ragtime, ballads, country, old-time string band, rhythm and blues, and more, Richmond Blues is a musical roadmap of the Virginia Piedmont tradition. While Cephas calls it "part of my heritage, part of my soul," their sound is at the same time distinctly modern, a kind of "urban acoustic blues."
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 1 hour 6 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Piedmont Blues
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Release Date: 2008
Subject: World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá