Interview with Matt Carter, October 20, 2015
Project: Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Matt Carter begins the interview by recalling his childhood in Pike County, Kentucky and the loss of his homeplace when a roadway was widened by the state. He remembers his family's connections to the region and its musical traditions. The majority of his interview explores his path to Appalshop through an interest in punk rock music, and how he has come to work there to promote traditional music and to share his passion for rock, records, and Appalachian cultural expression.Interview Accession
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Rayna Gellert
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Appalachia Appalshop, Inc. Childhood Folk music--Appalachian Region Music Musicians Pike County (Ky.) Whitesburg (Ky.)Interview Rights
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Carter, Matt Interview by Jeffrey A. Keith. 20 Oct. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Carter, M. (2015, October 20). Interview by J. A. Keith. Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Carter, Matt, interview by Jeffrey A. Keith. October 20, 2015, Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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