Mac Traynham by Handmade Music School
The Handmade Music School’s “Harmonic Heritage” series is a recording project preserving the voices of elders who perform traditional Appalachian music in Floyd County, Virginia.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sourwood Mountain | 1:41 |
| 2. | Hop Light Ladies | 2:17 |
| 3. | Blue Ridge Mountains for Me | 3:10 |
| 4. | Greasy Meat | 1:41 |
| 5. | God Put a Rainbow in a Cloud | 3:00 |
| 6. | Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing | 2:08 |
| 7. | Jack Wilson | 2:05 |
| 8. | Goodbye Dear Old Step Stone | 3:02 |
| 9. | Gonna Lay Ten Dollars Down | 1:45 |
| 10. | Old Molly Hare | 2:23 |
| 11. | Ballad of Freda Bolt | 4:34 |
| 12. | Callahan | 2:12 |
| 13. | Willie Moore | 2:56 |
| 14. | Lost Indian | 2:10 |
| 15. | I'm Getting Ready to Go | 4:18 |
Credits
released January 14, 2026
Executive Producer: Dylan Locke
Captured & recorded by Jared Boyd
Mixed & mastered by Joseph DeJarnette
Photos by Brett Winter Lemon
Package design by Susan Bibeau
All proceeds from this project support the Share The Music Scholarship Fund at The Handmade Music School (a 501 c 3). This recording has been partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. @2026 Handmade Music School. HMS-004
Executive Producer: Dylan Locke
Captured & recorded by Jared Boyd
Mixed & mastered by Joseph DeJarnette
Photos by Brett Winter Lemon
Package design by Susan Bibeau
All proceeds from this project support the Share The Music Scholarship Fund at The Handmade Music School (a 501 c 3). This recording has been partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. @2026 Handmade Music School. HMS-004
License
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The Handmade Music School in Floyd, VA. is a hub for traditional music education, celebrating the region’s rich musical heritage while fostering community & creativity. The school offers a variety of workshops, classes, camps, events, & private lessons in traditional Appalachian instruments such as banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin. HMS is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit. All sales benefit programming.