Roadside Theater - MOUNTAIN TALES (JA-036)

Description: Roadside Theater, a project of the non-profit media collective Appalshop, is a professional ensemble theater located in the heart of the Appalachian Mountain coalfields of rural eastern Kentucky. Since 1975, the company has been writing, performing in its home theater, and touring nationally (and occasionally internationally) original plays drawn from the history and rich culture of its mountain home.

Recordings for the 1980 release JA036, Mountain Tales, were produced by Roadside Theater and engineered by Gary Slemp, Jack Wright and Dudley Wilson. Performers included Ron Short, Don Baker, Susie Baker, Donna Porerfield, Donna Potter, Dudley Wilson, Angelyn DeBord, Tommy Bledsoe, Jack Wright, Dudley Cocke, and Kathy Curtis. Musicians included Jack Wright on banjo and Jews harp, Ron Short on fiddle, Oaksie Caudill on fiddle, and Tommy Bledsoe on banjo.

This audio collection consists of ¼-inch production masters, and vinyl production masters.