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“An Appalachian Musical Revival: Live at the Ringgold Depot” brings together 19 artists with the purpose of encouraging youth in traditional music of Appalachia. The new fundraising CD from the Share America Foundation, includes 23 recordings, over an hour of music; live from the stage of the Ringgold Depot in Georgia, a 159 year-old train station that played a role in the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase. It is available at http://www.ShareAmericaFoundation.org and various outlets.

“We are so excited that all of these talented performers would give their time and energies to further the organization’s purpose of encouraging young musicians who are continuing the traditional music of our region,” said Share America Chairman Joe Turner.

Actor/entertainer Randall Franks, “Officer Randy Goode” from TV’s “In the Heat of the Night” leads the cavalcade of Southern music stars who graciously gave their time and talents for the effort. “I want to thank all these wonderful performers who gave their best to create a project that anyone who loves music will enjoy,” he said. “I was blessed to have two wonderful parents who supported my musical hopes and dreams to share my songs and fiddling. It is my honor to now share their legacy of encouragement with youth from around our region.”

Among the performers sharing their talents are Four Fold, Buddy Liles, The Marksmen Quartet, Barney Miller, The Smoky Mountain Boys, The Southern Sound Quartet, The Testimony Quartet, Voices Won, Walnut Grove Bluegrass Band, The Watkins Family, Calvary Strings, Brady Hughes, Mt. Peria Baptist Church Male Chorus, Ringgold United Methodist Church Chancel Choir and 2007 Scholarship recipients John Rice, Deborah Taylor and Garrett Arb.

The Share America Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501-C3 that encourages youth to play the traditional music of Appalachia. The organization provides two Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarships annually to graduating seniors who excel in the artistry of Appalachian musical styles. The organization hosts Sacred Sounds Fridays, a monthly concert fundraiser, at the historic Ringgold Depot in Ringgold, Ga. “An Appalachian Musical Revival: Live at the Ringgold Depot” is also available at Ernest Tubb Record Shops in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tenn. For more information, http://www.ShareAmericaFoundation.org and http://www.myspace.com/shareamerica.

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