The Root Cellar

I've created this blog for the purpose of sharing my collection of vintage American "Roots" music with others.

I will be posting many forms of American Roots music including blues, country blues, ragtime, mountain music, and bluegrass.

The music posted on this blog will mainly be taken from the 1920's and 1930's although occasionally I may post something from the early 1940's as well. However all of the music that I post will be acoustic based.
Tue Jun 24
There’s a great picture of Justus Begley sitting with his banjo in the book that came with the “Kentucky Mountain Music” 7 CD box set that I took his recording of “Run Banjo” from. I was hoping to find the picture online so I could post it here but I couldn’t find it anywhere. I did however find a picture of a campaign poster that was made for Begley’s run for Sheriff of Perry County shortly before he recorded for Alan Lomax in 1937.

There’s a great picture of Justus Begley sitting with his banjo in the book that came with the “Kentucky Mountain Music” 7 CD box set that I took his recording of “Run Banjo” from. I was hoping to find the picture online so I could post it here but I couldn’t find it anywhere. I did however find a picture of a campaign poster that was made for Begley’s run for Sheriff of Perry County shortly before he recorded for Alan Lomax in 1937.