Showing posts with label John Rice Irwin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Rice Irwin. Show all posts

Monday, June 07, 2010

I Read a Book (it had lots of pictures)


I went to the local public library for a used book sell and found this crazy book about homemade mountain instruments, like ham-can/cigar box mandolins, gourd banjos, and jaw harps.  It is called "Musical Instruments of the Southern Appalachian Mountains" and is by John Rice Irwin.  It was neat to see country bred mountain folk (my heritage, so I ain't knockin em) and how they made do with the