The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Located in the heart of the Bluegrass State of Kentucky, where so much bluegrass, old time and country music history has occurred, The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music preserves, teaches, helps develop and celebrates our rich mountain heritage.
The center houses:
- an academic “Traditional Music Program”
- the “Traditional Music Archives”
- “Sounds of Our Heritage” outreach
The “Traditional Music Program” is among the fastest growing academic traditional music programs at any school of higher education. We are fortunate that Morehead State University wants to support a dynamic environment in which students have an exceptional opportunity to study this aspect of our cultural traditions. The right time is now and the place is Morehead State University for this remarkable program.
The “Traditional Music Archives” contains a large collection of traditional music that is accessible to the public for scholarly use. These digital audio and video files include many examples of traditional Appalachian music and culture, including ballads and songs, fiddle and banjo tunes, old-time string band music, traditional and modern bluegrass music, religious preaching, and interviews with performers and church members.
With the “Kentucky Folk Art Center,” we offer educational outreach for k-12 Kentucky school children in the MSU service region. We utilize performance venues on the MSU campus and elsewhere for programs such as the "Sounds of Our Heritage" series which introduces students of all ages to many forms of traditional music.
149 E. Main Street
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: 606.783.9001
Fax: 606.783.9108
E-mail: j.vice@moreheadstate.edu
