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The Whitetop Mountaineers

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The Whitetop Mountaineers is made up of Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. They are both members of the Whitetop Mountain Band. With the band and as a duet act, Martha and Jackson have toured across the United States playing national and regional festivals inlcuding The Smithsonian Folk Festival in DC, FloydFest, Merlefest, Richmond's National Folk Festival, The Carter Family Fold, The Lowell Folk Festival, Virginia's Crooked Road Music tour west, and many tours abroad (Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England and Australia) playing concerts, festivals, workshops, and dances. Their shows consist of old timey country harmony singing, bluegrass mandolin/guitar, old time fiddle/clawhammer banjo tunes, and flatfoot dancing. They have recordings available on Arhoolie Records, Mountain Roads Recordings, Heritage Records, and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities' Crooked Road Series.

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Member Since: 2/14/2008
Band Website: whitetopmountaineers.com
Band Members: MARTHA SPENCER- fiddle, banjo, guitar, vocals, dance JACKSON CUNNINGHAM- mandolin, guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals
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Influences: Thornton and Emily Spencer, Spencer Pennington, Debbie Bramer, Albert Hash, Corbett Stamper, Muncy Galtney, Lawrence Russell, Jont Blevins, Enoch Rutherford, Cousin Emmy, Janette and Hubert Cooke, EC and Orna Ball, Mac and Jenny Traynham, George Jones and Melba Montgomery, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton,Ruth and Margaret Dailey, Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe, Stanley Brothers, Coon Creek Girls, Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwartz, Wilma Lee and Stony Cooper, Hazel Dickens, Jack Gralow, Olabelle Reed, Johnny Miller, Blue Sky Boys, Louvin Brothers, Merle Haggard, Molly O Day, Wade and Julia Mainer, G.B Grayson and Henry Whitter, Fiddlin Arthur Smith, The Skillet Lickers, Jimmy Martin, Roy Acuff, Ersel Fletcher, Randy Travis, Mac Martin, Vern Williams, Doc Watson, Clarence Ashley, Robert Johnson,Yank Rachell, Delia bell and Bill Grant...................
Sounds Like: Here is the Latest WHITETOP MOUNTAINEERS CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The Whitetop Mountain Band on Heritage Records:The Whitetop Mountain Band on Mountain Roads Recordings:Jackson Cunningham on VFH Crooked Road Series:
Record Label: Heritage Records, Mountain Roads Recordings, VFH
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New website!

The Whitetop Mountaineers have a new website- http://www.whitetopmountaineers.com You can buy cds from our online store there as well as listen to music/download songs, etc. 
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:01:00 GMT

WhiteTop Mountaineers at "Newstead live 2009"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRp0Kmj8sUs
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:42:00 GMT

The Whitetop Mountaineers at Woodford Folk Festival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O4yaX3_geY Dance Workshop Woodford, Australia Whitetop Mountaineers with help of Emma B.
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT

NEW CD: Home on the Mountain

Our new CD entitled "Home on the Mountain" on Heritage Records is now available. It features lots of old-time country duet singing with mandolin, banjo and fiddle. track list: 1. Don't Get Trouble in...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:08:00 GMT

Martha Spencer & Friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNBb36s7kk Crooked Road Show
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:50:00 GMT

OUR RECORDINGS FOR SALE

The Whitetop Mountaineers are currently working on a CD for Heritage Records "Home on the Mountain" to be released in November 08. The Whitetop Mountain Band just finished a new CD "Music fr...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:44:00 GMT

NEWS

News! We had a great 3 week tour of England, Scotland, and Wales, met some good folks and had nice shows. Since we got back, we have been working on two new records. First, we worked on Whit...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:49:00 GMT

Whitetop Mountain Band: Crooked Road Show Riverside, CA

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Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:42:00 GMT