Provided to youtube by smithsonian folkways recordings ive endured ola belle reed rising sun melodies. In 1986, ola belle reed received long overdue recognition for her contributions to american folk music and culture when she was named recipient of a national heritage fellowship. Ola belle reed was born in ashe county, north carolina. Olabelle reeds first encounter with price laboratory school was in 1954 when she student taught in the first grade with phyllis mccarthy. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Olabelle reed, 83, of waterloo, died tuesday, october 16, at covenant medical center. It was a good thing, not only for the black kids but for the white kids. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page. Ola belle reed, her music preserved in new book, cd. Ola belle reed august 18, 1916 august 16, 2002 was an american folk singer, songwriter and banjo player.
Olabelle graduated from east high school in 1953 obtained a teachers certificate in 1955, a b. She married richard emmanel reed on june 2, 1956, in waterloo. Ola reed historical records and family trees myheritage. It looks like we dont have any biography for ola belle reed yet be the first to contribute. Ola belle reed was a trailblazing force for women in bluegrass music, an appalachian woman of hardearned talent and generous ways who delivered honest music sung from the heart. Rising sun melodies smithsonian folkways recordings. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Its an area extremely rich in producing the finest of oldtime musicians, and she was among the best. Ola belle reed selected by library of congress for special. She performed with the north carolina ridge runners as a teenager. Various artists ola belle reed and southern mountain music.
Olabelle reed was one of the first black teachers in the waterloo school district. Ola wave campbell was born in ashe county nc in 1916. All ola belle reed lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Ola belle reed, the first album on rounder records by this iconic north carolina singer and banjo player, has been chosen by the library of congress for its national recording registry each year the national recording preservation board selects as many as several dozen recordings to be preserved in perpetuity. Ola belle reed and southern mountain music on the masondixon line will be released friday by dusttodigital, a record company which specializes on documenting the history of american. In celebration of the legacy of the pioneering oldtime musician ola belle reed 19162002, reeds son dave reed, her nephew hugh campbell, and members of the acclaimed bluegrass band danny paisley and southern grass gather to. She later became a second grade teacher in the waterloo schools. During the great depression, she moved with her family to northeastern maryland, where she lived until her death in 2002. She was one of thirteen children born to arthur harrison campbell and ella may osborne campbell. Featuring david reed, hugh campbell, and other friends and family, september 9, 2015 at noon. Treat yourself by listening to recordings of ola belles wonderfully earthy singing style and traditional clawhammer banjo playing. Ola belles father, arthur harrison campbell, a schoolteacher and storekeeper, played fiddle, banjo, guitar and organ and organized a band with his brother doc.
The 2019 ola belle reed song writers retreat north. Ola belle reed was a featured performer at the 1972 smithsonian folk festival in washington, dc, and she recorded 75 songs for the library of congress. With her brother, alex campbell, and her husband, bud reed, she went on to establish the new river ranch in maryland, and sunset park in pennsylvania, popular country and mountain music venues catering to fellow displaced mountaineers. Ola belle reed was born ola wave campbell in the mountains of northwestern north carolina. As a young child, reed learned the clawhammerstyle banjo and along with her musical family, sang oldtime songs from the mountain region where they lived. Ola belle reed brought bluegrass to baltimore blue ridge. The following is a guest post by douglas dowling peach, which will fill you in on who reed was and why were featuring these events. Her songs ive endured, high on the mountain, my epitaph, and many others forge reallife experiences into music.
Ola belle reed biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. She learned to pick the banjo at an early age and began writing songs about her life in the mountains. Ola belle reed ola belle reed and southern mountain. Ola belle reed was born in 1915 at grassy creek in ashe county, n. Reed joined the staff at longfellow elementary school that fall. On september 9 and 10, the american folklife center will feature a concert and symposium celebrating the accomplishments of ola belle reed. Celebrating ola belle reed at the library of congress. National heritage award winner ola belle reed grew up in the mountains of ashe county, north carolina, near neighboring galax, virginia. Olabelle reed was my dear friend for well over 65 years. Ola belle reed nee campbell 19162002 was a singer, songwriter and musician from lansing, north carolina. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. On ola belle reed folklife today library of congress blogs.
Mike seeger wrote this about a banjo pickin girl the life and music of ola belle campbell reed. Thanks for the olabelle book, much appreciated theres much good to read and learn there. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises i am the man, thomas betsy rutherford bud reed david reed john coffey ola belle reed rising sun melodies. In 1949, ola belle married bud reed himself a noted country singer, and with alex campbell, they formed the new river boys and opened new river ranch near rising sun, md, one of the premier country music parks of the 50s. Concert summary in celebration of the legacy of the pioneering oldtime musician ola belle reed 19162002, reeds son dave reed, her nephew hugh campbell and members of the acclaimed bluegrass band danny paisley and southern grass gather to perform bluegrass and gospel songs of their appalachian heritage. Ola belle reed was a trailblazing force for women in bluegrass music, an appalachian woman of hardearned talent and generous ways who delivered honest music sung from the.
I spent wednesday and thursday at the library of congress celebrating the release of a project that i did the restoration and mastering for. Ola belle campbell reed august 18, 1916 august 16, 2002 was an american folk. Get ola belle reed setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other ola belle reed fans for free on. Ola belle reed was a trailblazing force for women in bluegrass music, an appalachian woman of hardearned talent and generous ways who delivered honest. American folk singer, storyteller, songwriter and banjo player. Ola reed 1898 texas ola reed in 1930 united states federal census ola reed was born circa 1898, at birth place, texas, to james f reed and beula reed. As a teenager, she performed with an early version of the north carolina ridge runners. Loved and admired by all who knew her, ola belle reed was among many southern mountain folk who moved from their native north carolina to the marylanddelaware. He is the producer, along with henry glassie and clifford murphy, of the two cdbook, ola belle reed and southern mountain music on the. I recommend you go to youtube and type in ola belle reed. At her first radio gig in 1939, ola belle sang the st.
Ola belle campbell was just a teenager in 1934 when her family moved from ashe county, nc, to maryland, but she was already a skilled mountain banjo player and singer. Ola belle reeds 1960s recordings, some of the earliest she ever made and available here for the very first time, are counterbalanced by a disc of modernday. She was born on january 30, 1935, in iowa city, daughter of freeman and isabella wood reed. She was intelligent, thoughtful and cared deeply about others. So it seemed only natural that ola belle would make music too. Ola belle reed frc203 by thomas polis for further information go to. She also was a parent who took advantage of an open enrollment option and sent her three children to the price laboratory school. Ola belle campbell reeds ancestors moved into the new river valley area of western north carolina in the 1760s. Dusttodigital, po box 54743, atlanta, ga 30308, ola belle reed was a presence to be reckoned with. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Ola belle reed 19152002 was born into the musical campbell family in grassy creek, ash county, in the new river valley of western north carolina. In 1995, ola belle struck nashville gold when marty stuarts rendition of high on a mountain settled in for an extended stay on the country charts. During the depression, she moved to baltimore with her brother alex, where she performed on radio stations across the state.
There was musical talent on both sides of her parents families. The ola belle reed collection consists of audio recordings and other materials of american folk singer, songwriter, and banjo player, ola belle reed. Various artists ola belle reed and southern mountain music on the masondixon line music. Olabelle had that rare yet important gift of being able to persist against all odds and most often ended up a winner. From ola belle reed and southern mountain music on the masondixon line 2015 video upload powered by. It will make you feel that truly, the circle is unbroken in. The list, now reaching 500 items, includes commercial. Ola belle reeds 1960s recordings, some of the earliest she ever made and available here for the very first time, are counterbalanced by a disc of modern day. Dust to digitals ola belle reed southern mountain music on the masondixon line. Murphy, and douglas dowling peachdusttodigital dts40. As did many transplanted mountain folk during the great depression, ola belles family moved north to rising sun, maryland. He is the producer, along with henry glassie and clifford murphy, of the two cd book, ola belle reed and southern mountain music on the.
Her father, arthur harrison campbell, a schoolteacher and storekeeper, was able to provide for his family of thirteen children through frugality and hard work and by maintaining a summer farm in the area. In 1969, ola belle, bud, and their son david began performing together regularly, returning ola belle to a family band setting where her music flourished. The campbell family ancestors had moved to the new river. A banjo pickin girl the life and music of ola belle campbell reed. The job gave reed an opportunity to be a role model.
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