Welcome to the site of
Music of the Mountains
Old-Time Appalachian Folk Music played on Guitar, Banjo, Mountain Dulcimer, Mandolin, and Tin Whistle  
by multi-instrumentalist Dave Matsinko.
Next performance:
                    
       Eckley Miners' Village- "Patch Town Days"-
June 18th & 19th  2012
       Dave will be presenting an entertaining and educational program of
 Old Time Music from 12:00-3:30 PM each day.




What is Old-Time Music?
Old-time music is traditional music that developed in rural and often isolated areas of the Appalachian and other regions before
radio, record players, and other modern inventions. The two main strains of the music come from the banjo brought with many
of its common playing styles from Africa by Africans, and from the fiddle, which came from western Europe, particularly
Germany, Scotland and Ireland. The fiddle and banjo were played separately and together, particularly for dancing, in the
nineteenth century when music was used for house raisings, husking bees and community entertainment. It was played by
persons with ordinary jobs for their own entertainment. Songs and ballads, many imported from the British Isles and many
written on these shores, are also an important part of old-time music.