HISTORY

The Giles-Monroe County area, or the State Line region has a rich tradition in Old time Music. We have traced it to the 1840's,when Quincie Dillion and a handful of others moved into the area from further east(Franklin and Floyd Counties.)They brought with them the old pioneer fiddling that is nearly extinct today. Henry Reed was born in 1884 and he learned direct from some of these fiddlers. He told stories of these fiddlers, their style and their repetoir. He had a very unique (Long bow) style of playing the fiddle. He was probably the best well known fiddler to come out of this region. Henry died in 1968 at 82 years old.

Late Fiddlers from the region Quincie Dillion John Dillion Asa Dillion Will Dillion Ebb Dillion John Reed Josh Reed Harvey Carr Bill Carr Ballard Carr Henry Reed Grover Jones Jenny White Oscar Wright Gene Wright Buddy Thompson Harry Dixon Cecil Basham Jim Farthing John Hilt Rufus Jones Ross Miller Landon Jones Gilbert Williams Jim Bell A.D. Dunn Mr. Cooper Arch Sturgeon Al Falls Willis Goodall Mr Spangler Mr. Underwood Fred Pendleton Blind Alfred Reed AJ Reed Jimmy Williams Charlie Williams

Late Banjo players from the region Homer Walker Cecil Thompson Henry Reed Oscar Wright Harriet White Gilbert Williams Herbert Pitzer Herman Stafford Grover Thompson Howard Price Maggie Radar George Dowdy Mr. Powell John Reed Jimmy Williams Charlie Williams

Main Street Narrows 1870's

Late Old Time 2nd Guitar players Buddy Thompson Watha Reed Hugh Reed Richard Buckland Earl Chatting Harry Buckland Truman Chatting Garbo Beasley Nettie Reed James Akers

Henry Reed on the left 1890's

Henry Reed at the 1967 Giles Co. Fiddlers Convention in Narrows.

Josh and Henry Reed 1903

Old store, located where Annas restaurant is now.

Narrows from Sentinel Point.

The Narrows of New River