PROJECT SOURCES
VIDEO OPENING
Drone footage by Austin Siejka
"Grass Stains" audio written, performed, & produced, by Andy Ellison (Soundstripe)
IMAGES
Page Headers
DWP. Adobe Stock, https://stock.adobe.com/images/young-people-dancing-at-night-club-hands-up-and-multicolored-confetti-at-nightclub-after-party-nightlife-concept-with-afterparty-crowd-celebrating-dj-concert-festival-event-retro-contrast-filter/138431947?prev_url=detail. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024.
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Tamilisa. Adobe Stock, https://stock.adobe.com/images/acoustic-folk-and-bluegrass-instruments-on-instrument-stands-guitar-banjo-mandolin-bass-mandolin/340166493?prev_url=detail. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024.​
Events Page
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Museums Page
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Luhn, Amanda. 6 Jan. 2024. A Memorable Day of Family Fun at the Museum of Appalachia, Backyard Knoxville, https://backyardknoxville.com/museum-of-appalachia/. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024.
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Nelles, Andrew. 10 Oct. 2022. Country Music Hall of Fame Books a Ticket to Los Angeles in New Country-Rock Exhibit, The Tennesseean, https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/10/10/country-music-hall-of-fame-new-western-edge-exhibit-los-angeles-country-rock/69512005007/. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024.
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Musicians Page
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Aitch Eye Photography. Bella White at Ogden Theater in Denver, https://aitcheye.com/bella-white/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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Cohen, John, and Amanda Petrusich. 17 Dec. 2015. The Discovery of Roscoe Holcomb and the “High Lonesome Sound,” The New Yorker, https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-discovery-of-roscoe-holcomb-and-the-high-lonesome-sound. Accessed 13 Aug. 2024.
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Darrow, Jeremy. 1 Sept. 2023. East Nash Grass, Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, https://www.thomaspointbeachbluegrass.com/artist/east-nash-grass/. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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Goldring, Erika, and Molly Tuttle. 26 Feb. 2021. Molly Tuttle Shows You How to Play Traditional Bluegrass Lines and Over the Line, Guitar World, https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/molly-tuttle-shows-you-how-to-play-traditional-bluegrass-lines-and-over-the-line. Accessed 26 Sept. 2024.
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Nelles, Andrew, and Matthew Leimkuehler. Del McCoury Backstage at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. 16 Feb. 2022. Sixty Years into His Career, Del McCoury Is Still Smilin’ and Singing Bluegrass, The Tennesseean, https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/02/16/del-mccoury-new-album-almost-proud-delfest-bluegrass-finding-great-songs/6665214001/. Accessed 13 Aug. 2024.
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