Ray Alden (July 2, 1942 – September 19, 2009) was active in the Old Time Music community for nearly 40 years. He had taught at The Tennessee Banjo Institute, Augusta Folk Heritage Institute
Banjo Camp North
appeared in concerts, workshops, and on recordings. He was best known for his pioneering work recording traditional and second generation Appalachian

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and fiddle players and styles, for which he received many awards, including a

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nomination. They include "Tommy And Fred - North Carolina Master Fiddle-Banjo Duets", "MountAiry USA", "The Young Fogies", and "The American Fogies". His publications includ
"Advanced Speaker Systems"
"Music From Round Peak" and numerous articles and photographs. Ray Alden was the founder of and frequent contributor t
The Field Recorder's Collective
Earlier in life Ray worked as a counselor at Trywoodie Camp in Hyde Park, New York. He also taught mathematics at

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in New York City for 25 years.

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The Field Recorder's Collective"Advanced Speaker Systems" by Ray Alden
1942 births 2009 deaths American country singer-songwriters American banjoists Old-time musicians American folk musicians American folk-song collectors 20th-century American singer-songwriters Country musicians from Tennessee Singer-songwriters from Tennessee {{String-musician-stub