I'm Scots/Irish and Cherokee. I lived in East Tennessee for 45 years and Eastern KY for the last 5. This documentary portrays it very romanticly, but truth be told East TN is turning into a giant shopping center and subdivision. I moved North to KY/WV border to find a semblance of the mountain life that still exists. These mountains and these people are parts of my heart,mind,and soul. I'm proud of my hillbilly heritage and sad to see it disappearing.

Thank You for this! Far as family tradition recalls this series is true to life. My people settled in Western Virginia in 1634. The Cherokees were a great, kind race of Native Americans, (too kind), and my people would have never thought of harming one - matter of fact they married some of 'em. I am native West Virginian and especially appreciate the history of Gospel music and Church among the mountain people. My great- grandfather was a "circuit riding preacher" over 100 years ago.

I loved all 4 series. Living here now over 10 years helps me understand where I am living.

my family came up to canada at the turn of the century. from martha,kentucky to saskatchewan. their blood still stirs my soul two generations later. never will i let my children forget their proud heritage!

Love Appalachian lore & stories. And as one who appreciates fine whiskey, i am indebted to the Scots-Irish for Irish whiskey, scotch, & bourbon.

The cradle of the most beautiful music in this world

Enjoy these Appalachian stories!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

The name of the song is "I'm working on a building" sung by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys...Bluegrass Gospel Music

I'm impressed by this series on the Appalachians.

There is something mystical about the mountains in Appalachia. I love visiting my husband’s family that still live there. It seems like the mountains embrace you like your mother...safe and secure. I never get tired of being in that embrace.

All of this brings me to tears. Maybe one day before im too old, I can meet these Wonderful people

Excellent series on the Appalachians !!very enlightening

Coming from Norway, and having no relationship to the Appalachian mountains, I still find the territory, landscape and history fascinating. Would love to visit some time. Religion though is very alien to me, and what for me seem like extreme variants seen in this video is unsettling. Love the music tho. Newer artists like Tyler Childers are great.

My granny grew up in Kentucky in 1908 until her Daddy married her off at 16 it was feared she'd be an old maid.I grew up in Indiana an South Caroliina.I totally understand the whole way of life ,God bless them all.

A beautiful compilation combined from history and the positive spiritual outlook that emerged from these free and independent people, which helped characterized a much broader swath of the United States than its own geographical area, because of the strength and success of their individual faith expression. And, in all actuality, that's the only way faith in our Creator can flourish.

America needs another great Revival. God Bless America!

We always called this type of singing as lined out and when attending church with my mother and her family even in the 1960's singing this way. I have also gotten to attend services at an Old Regular Baptist Church. Even the sermon was sung and it was beautiful.

All my life I've had a strange attraction for Appalachia. My family, as far as I've found, has no history there. Beautiful place. Beautiful people.

a man told me once after I had plowed a huge field up to plant corn that the good thing about rocky soil was that you could never wear the ground out, and I reckon he was right we always got a good crop of corn in that field

My husband’s great great great grandparents were among the very first people to settle in the mountains of northwestern NC. It’s such a beautiful place where they settled. I was first exposed to Mountain Music when I was 13. It was love at first listen.

I'm a Baptist Baptist women taught me to read the Bible at age 6 and Baptist women make you sing in the choir bless them

Your roots mingle entwined with mine. You mean life to me, faith, love & family...never leave me, my MG, adored & cherished , beyond death's cruel bar...

I was raised in the heart of these mts.in Tn.on these same beliefs.My people,the Scotch/irish,as well as the Cherokee flows thru my blood.My parents,as well as my aunts and uncles,cousins,all were raised in these Cumberland areas of Tn.and Kentucky.My heritage is in danger of being lost and forgotten.Its really the heritage of millions of the descendants of these people.Now spread thru the USA.

My family comes from these mountains of East Tennesee. And as a kid, I could tell what part people came from by the dialect they talked. Now everything has changed. Between tourism and new technology, the areas have changed forever, again. I hope they keep making these videos to preserve the history of what used to be.

Truly loving these videos. Thank you so much for sharing. I ❤

My mom's people...my Dad's were Irish Catholics from Boston area

Thank you for all these videos! Helps me learn about my Scots-Irish background

This type of singing is most certainly not country but it is clearly bluegrass and can be heard where ever there is a festival.

I have always loved and enjoyed listening to Loyal Jones.

Beautiful series, had to watch all videos in one go & will do, again & again. Thank you, from N.Ireland. M.

BECAUSE THATS WHAT THESE MOUNTAINS ARE ABOUT. THIS IS GODS COUNTRY.

MAY THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN IN THE SKY LORD IN THE SKY.

What an excellent, informative & entertaining series. Thanks. 👍❗️

My sweet grandmother was of melungeon stock, she was a wonderful musician and passed that gene down thankfully.

This is a better way of life. Im tired of this modern life. I would love to be apart of appalacha life. Simpler is better.

If you liked this series, you may enjoy the book ‘ The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek ‘ It’s historical fiction based in Appalachian Kentucky during the time of Roosevelt’s WPA.

You learn something every day thanks for the series ( Australia ) 🐸..

Amazing Grace.

This was a remarkable series. Thank you!

Thank you for putting this out there.

Hope to visit the mystical and beautiful land one day.

Wow, outstanding. Thank you from northern Indiana.

Very nice series. Thanks so much :)

Really enjoyed this series. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing this.

My great grandfather was named Caleb Bart Blagg and came from the Tennessee border country and I wish I could find our kin.

The Native Americans also had large religious meetings... before they were exterminated....

3:50 A Voice Crying Out, in the wilderness... Singing! REPENT. LOVE JESUS. AND BE SAVED ! :-)

Excellent!

My ancestry goes back to who they called the melungeons who are Irish sharecroppers in the Tennessee area

Brilliant documentary!!

sounds like a gaelic choir

Pretty Good Grace

Give me city life any day BUT have a house in mountains! Make lots of money in the city and then retire to nature. That's my plan. :)

"Montani Semper Liberi"

I hope this was recorded a LOOOONG time ago, because Marty's mullet is a death penalty offense in these days.

Nice

chris jones is sltill marvellous Splendid, Jehan

What happened to the Radio Station,with the woman Preacher,and singers ?

great job

Aint it the deal for the 5 Tribes to regain real power? To do that you have to know stuff from everywhere! You have the old traditions saved, so now it's time to look far beyond those hills deep into other cultures! Start with Ghandi.

song at 9.20 anyone please .

I am thier grand son

Does anyone know what the piece of music is at 1:00 and whose playing it please?

The sad part that is not mentioned is they preached to the cherokee f first with Williams hicks and John Ross in north west Georgia. Check fact

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the quote of A K McClure is very misleading, all the other quotes are dated, his is not why? Because he was writing long after the events and placing his own bias. Fact is they never did refer to themselves as scots or scotch anything. they labelled themsleves as Irish. www.sceala.com/phpBB2/irish-forums-25846.html This picks up on the quote in this vid about Robert Fallon.

Half of the women in them "meetings" came out pregnant.....many by the preachers themselves....nothing godly about them "ceremonies"....the opposite is true.....jejeje

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