David Peterson: High Lonesome Voice of Tradition

About this episode

David Peterson discusses his role as a caretaker of traditional bluegrass and country music.

Send us Fan Mail David Peterson is called the caretaker of traditionl buegrass and country music for a reason. He's an independent recording artist who cherishes the early music traditions. His powerful voice has a mountain quality, that is full of Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin and Hank Williams' blues. He needs no microphone. A Boston native, he moved to Nashville 30 years ago, and has become an iconic and well loved performer, both solo and with his band 1946. Dave always marched to...

People in this episode

Guest: David Peterson

Topics covered

• bluegrass
• country music
• music tradition
• independent artists
• performing arts

Keywords

• David Peterson
• bluegrass
• country music
• music tradition
• 1946
• Nashville
• Bill Monroe
• Hank Williams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 1946

Places: Boston, Nashville

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