Rising Sun Melodies

Ola Belle Reed was a trailblazing force for women in bluegrass music an Appalachian woman of hard-earned talent and generous ways who delivered honest music sung from the heart. Her songs I ve Endured High on the Mountain My Epitaph and many others forge real-life experiences in to music steeled with determination family tradition and commanding presence. Classic tracks from the Smithsonian Folkways and Smithsonian Folklife Festival archives remind us why the light of Ola Belle s music shin...