From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Cane Ridge is located in Bourbon County, Kentucky near Paris. The ridge was named by Daniel Boone when he went through the area, and noticed a form of bamboo growing in the area. >Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:34:59 -0600 >To: <south-central-kentucky@rootsweb.com> >From: Dan Page <depage@ipa.net> >Subject: Fwd: Music > >Found this: > >"In the 1830s, a Great Awakening of fervent Christianity began, >leading to popular spiritual song traditions. During this period, >the country was undergoing a religious revival that was centered on >itinerant preachers called circuit riders, and outdoor worship >gatherings (camp meetings) where hymns (camp songs) were sung. >Earlier in the century, the first camp meeting was held in July 1800 >in Logan County, Kentucky. In 1801, a meeting in Cane Ridge, >Kentucky lasted for six days and attracted ten to twenty thousand people " > >I wonder where Cane Ridge is or was... > > > >>Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:24:55 -0600 >>To: <south-central-kentucky@rootsweb.com> >>From: Dan Page <depage@ipa.net> >>Subject: Music >> >>This will probably sound a bit goofy, but it's something I've often >>wondered about: >> >>I have many relatives and ancestors who migrated from VA and the >>Carolinas to SCKY. Later their children including my gggrandpa >>migrated from there to MO. I have long been aware of this family >>history, and many details. However, one detail I'm curious about >>is how music may have played a role in their lives. By the time >>they arrived in KS from MO, their music was a strong >>tradition. But how about earlier, in say the 1830-1860 >>period? e.g. Every time I've heard Stephen Foster's "My Old >>Kentucky Home," I've wondered how many were aware of that song back >>then. He died at the end of the Civil War. >> >>When I was a little boy growing up in KS, us kids would go to >>dances in Clay Co. It seemed like every older male in the family >>could play an instrument, a fiddle, some sort of harp, etc. and >>seemed to know a lot of old music. That was in the 1930's. I >>wonder where it started, and whether it carried down from MO and KY??