old-time music

Old-time music is a genre of American folk music rooted in the rural South, predating and influencing bluegrass and country.

It features acoustic instruments like fiddle, banjo, and guitar, with an emphasis on communal playing rather than individual virtuosity.

The style preserves dance tunes, ballads, and string band traditions from the 18th and 19th centuries: an old-time music festival, She learned clawhammer banjo from old-time musicians in West Virginia.