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Rising Appalachia

Rising Appalachia is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as The Wailin' Jennys, Molly Tuttle, Josh Ritter, Ani DiFranco and Crooked Still, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dirtwire, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Rising Appalachia and forward to Dirtwire. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Rising Appalachia is an American Appalachian folk music group, led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith. Their music is rooted in the landscapes of Atlanta, New Orleans, and the southern Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia. The group blends a diverse range of instruments, including banjos, fiddle, cello, upright bass, baritone guitar, djembe, and world percussion, as well as styles, including Americana, world, folk, and soul music.

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Rising AppalachiaDirtwireThe Wailin' JennysMolly TuttleJosh RitterAni DiFrancoCrooked StillThe StavesRoo PanesBen Caplan

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Rising Appalachia connections

Rising Appalachia shares an orbit with The Wailin' Jennys, Molly Tuttle, Josh Ritter and Ani DiFranco, went on to shape Dirtwire. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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