Zydeco Musician

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

National Folk Festival. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Mariachi Singer

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

National Folk Festival. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Bass Players

(Photographs copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

National Folk Festival. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Hip Hop

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

DJ Grandmaster Flash and the crowd at the National Folk Festival. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Tibetan Muscian

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

National Folk Festival. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Fiddler

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Caldwell County, North Carolina.

Brass

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

French horn detail.

Rhiannon Giddens

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Greensboro, North Carolina.

Violin and Bow

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Still life.

On Stage

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Dale Watson. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Rhiannon Giddens #2

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Rhiannon Giddens. International Folk Festival. Greensboro, North Carolina.

"Ill Take You There"

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Mavis Staples. Performing in Greensboro, North Carolina. 2015.

"I Lie When I drink, and I Drink a Lot."

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Dale Watson. Greensboro, North Carolina. 2015.

Rhiannon Giddens

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

International Folk Festival. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Local Artist

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Portrait, local musical artist. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Violin on the Green Table

Still lifes.

(Photographs copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Fiddle on Old Wood

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dn Routh0

Still life.

Instrument Repair

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Instrument repairman Harold Chriscoe works on a mandolin in his shop near Seagrove, North Carolina.

Horn Detail

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Still life. Detail of French horn.

French Horn

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Detail of a french horn made by Greensboro craftsman Jacob Medlin. For info on the magnificent instruments he hand crafts, go to his website http://medlinhorns.com.