Mr McMahon sent me an article about the history of old time music and specifics relative to the Ithaca area. It's interesting to compare the history of the banjo itself to the history of old time music because they are so closely associated but actually have many differences. Old time music comes from English and Scottish roots while the banjo derives from Africa.
Another interesting thing I am reading about here is a bit of the folk revival in early 1960s. This article has a lot in it and I haven't gotten through all of it yet (so maybe it answers my question) but I want to know more about the folk revival and why it happened. Why was old time music "primitive" and then all the sudden popular? A topic for tomorrow's mentor meeting I have no doubt.
http://www.fieldrecorder.com/docs/notes/ithaca_fenchel.htm
(Link to the article)
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