Carolina Chocolate Drops - Bringing It Forth

Some musical traditions are lucky enough to stay strong and healthy over the years, carried on by generation after generation of singers and instrumentalists while being comprehensively recorded by folklorists and fans. Others, sadly, quietly disappear as the elders pass on and no one takes their place. Then there are those that largely slip from the public consciousness but persist in the cultural background through the playing of a few dedicated musicians until the moment is right for a rebirth. African-American string-band music falls in the latter category, and something of a revival is currently being launched by a hot young trio from the Piedmont region of North Carolina called the Carolina Chocolate Drops.