Author: Charlton Bruce

When people talk about Appalachian music, they are talking about a living history. It is music shaped by mountains, migration, hardship, celebration, and the blending of cultures over centuries. To understand Appalachian music is to understand how people carried their stories in their instruments and voices when written records were scarce, and life itself was […]

A 50-Year Musical Journey Charlton Bruce is a seasoned musician and entertainer whose roots run deep in South Carolina. Born to descendants of Scots-Irish farmers, he was raised on a farm in Abbeville County, where music was as natural as the changing seasons. His earliest memories are of sitting on his grandfather’s front porch, listening […]