I grew up in Southwestern PA, just over the WVa line. We listened to bluegrass and country & western on the radio all the time (I was born in the '60s, I'm not that old!). This album is a gem that reminds me of those radio songs - it reminds me of family gatherings, my grandparents and great aunts & uncles, weekends in the kitchen cooking. I got it free as a gift from a store I worked at, I had no idea it could command this much for a price! I think the store we sold it in, it was under $20. I would never part with it unless I was on my deathbed. If you grew up in Appalachia, especially before the 1980s, this album should make you feel like you are back home, back in time. This is American history.