The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey From Appalachia To Himalaya

Siobhán Barry-Bratcher
9 min readFeb 21, 2020
A wandering minstrel of Nepal (Photo from mountainmusicproject.com)

With their workday behind them, a group of friends and neighbors gather on a front porch in the late afternoon. They sing songs, play tunes on homemade instruments, and dance. They share food and drinks, maybe even a bit of moonshine. For at least a little while, good music and good company offer a release from their hard work, and life’s worries. The location…

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

Life-long Writer / Bluegrass Guitar Picker / Hippie Grandma diving head first into ‘Act Three’ all on one cup of coffee a day