The sounds of the tennessee music box
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Over 100 years ago, farming communities in middle Tennessee produced a folk instrument unique to the area. Similar to a dulcimer, the instrument -- called a Tennessee music box -- had a
crude appearance but a rich, full tone. In the final part of _Performance Today_'s series on the connection between folk music from around the world and western classical music, Stephen
Seifert performs Conni Ellisor's concerto for the instrument, _Blackberry Winter_. Paul Gambill conducts the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit
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