Do hillbillies still exist in the US? I am refering to the type of people who lived like families parodied in the Beverly Hillbillies television show (which I loved growing up). Any well-known studies/books of the hillbilly lifestyle and origins? How true to hillbilly life were the clothes, accents, lifestyle of that show?
posted by vizsla on Jul 9, 2008 - 47 answers

My girlfriend and I are hiking the Appalachian trail for two weeks at the end of the month. We're taking along a Martin Backpacker (guitar) and a small set of bongos. What are some very excellent blues/folk/bluegrass/mountain songs that we should learn before we go? [more inside]
posted by jofuu on May 14, 2008 - 17 answers

Looking for moody old-time/Appalachian folk music. [more inside]
posted by Roman Graves on Nov 5, 2007 - 20 answers

I'm looking for examples of stripped-down bluegrass songs with the kind of eerie/sad sound that gives you goosebumps and makes your heart ache. [more inside]
posted by empyrean on Oct 28, 2006 - 40 answers

Have you ever known someone to hike the entire Appalachian Trail, all 2200 miles straight through? [more inside]
posted by Ugh on Aug 25, 2005 - 26 answers