{"id":2458,"date":"2022-10-14T20:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2458"},"modified":"2022-10-14T09:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:37:53","slug":"bascom-lamar-lunsford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2458","title":{"rendered":"Bascom Lamar Lunsford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then there appears a man or woman with a sense of the true importance of the culture of Appalachia.  Bascom Lamar Lunsford was one of those people.<\/p>\n<p>Trained as a teacher and as a lawyer, Lunsford not only taught and practiced law in Western North Carolina, he also spent time as a fruit tree salesman, a beekeeper, a newspaper publisher, and an auctioneer, among other pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>But it was his love of old-time Appalachian music that made him famous.  Lunsford is known for his travels through the hills and hollers collecting songs and tunes, many of which he recorded himself.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Goodpods, Spotify, Audible or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_382\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2458-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51574722\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51574722\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51574722\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51574722\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2458-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51574722\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then there appears a man or woman with a sense of the true importance of the culture of Appalachia. 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