Great article on an after-school program for young musicians. 
Smoky Mountain News
Wednesday, 28 May 2014 14:51
Passing on the song of Appalachia: JAM teaches music, tradition and a sense of place
Written by Jeremy Morrison
At the front of the room, banjos and fiddles plow through an Appalachian repertoire. Fingers dance across strings, conjuring the history and tradition that have seeped out of the region’s hills for generations.
“Trying to get’em to play together on the same beat at the beginning is kind of like herding cats,” laughed instructor Robby Robertson. “But by the end they get it together.”...
... Off to the side, other young musicians watch their friends play. They cradle guitars and banjos and wear fiddle cases like backpacks as the group up front finishes up with “Good Old Mountain Dew.”
These students have gathered in Haywood Community College’s creative arts building to celebrate another year of JAM, or the Haywood County Junior Appalachian Musicians program. They’re performing for family and friends, demonstrating the skills they’ve learned in the after-school program....
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