The East Tennessee State University Bluegrass Band - Testing Tradition - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Testing Tradition, by The East Tennessee State University Bluegrass Band, features twelve selections composed by students of the world-renowned Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program. Thirty-one student performers contributed their energy and talent to create masterful arrangements, tight harmonies, and virtuosic instrumentals. Produced by Daniel Boner Director of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Engineered by Benjamin Bateson Recording Laboratory Manager Department of Appalachian Studies Recording Lab East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Mixed by Benjamin Bateson and Daniel Boner at Echo Mountain Recording Studios Asheville, NC Mastered by Randy LeRoy Airshow Mastering Tacoma Park, MD Photos by Larry Smith, Jim Sledge, and Charlie Warden East Tennessee State University Photographic Services Johnson City, TN Additional photography by Bill Bryant Created with a Click Photography Bristol, TN Design by Sue Meyer suemeyerdesign Replication by Disc Makers Nashville, TN Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University is the oldest established program of it's kind at any four-year institution. Founded in 1982 by Jack Tottle, this program preserves the musical traditions rooted in Appalachian culture and encourages creativity and development of prevailing styles. Students from around the globe come to ETSU to study the music of the mountains in the rich cultural hearth of Northeast Tennessee. Students who are seriously pursuing full-time careers in music declare the Bachelor of Arts degree in Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies - the only degree of it's kind in the world. Student musicians interested in working toward degrees in professions other than music find our minor in Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies to be most suitable.