Informal renditions of traditional songs and instrumentals offer a unique glimpse into the folk culture of Appalachia. Queen family matriarch Mary Jane Queen, with her 8 children, grandchildren, relatives, neighbors, and friends, has kept alive music traditions with roots in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Here are traditional tunes as they might be heard played between family and friends in a remote corner of the Southern Highlands, recorded quite literally on the back porch.
