Hidden deep in the hills of Appalachia, there's a tradition of worship music that has not changed since the 18th century. The hymnody is still... Before Churches Had Songbooks, There Was 'Lined-Out' ...

It’s one of the most distinctive sounds in country and bluegrass music. You can hear it in the singing of Patty Loveless, Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs. The way these Appalachian-born singers bend ...

Smithsonian Folkways: SF 40106 (on container spine: SF CD 40106). Subtitle on container: lined-out hymnody from Southeastern Kentucky. Co-produced by Elwood Cornett, Jeff Todd Titon, and John ...

Deep in the hills of Appalachia, there's a mournful, beautiful style of church music that hasn't changed since the 18th century. The hymns of the Old Regular Baptist Church are sung in the so-called ...