Illustration Courtesy of Howard Rains
Scholar & Musician
Carroll County, VA
Malcolm Smith is a genuine Blue Ridge character. As an author, storyteller, musician and folklorist in the Appalachians of Virginia, Malcolm has affectionately been given the moniker “Uncle Malc” by his neighbors and friends in Carroll County. A recovering college professor Malcolm has written countless articles about the music and musicians of the Blue Ridge, and his second book about old time music, It’s Always Been About the Party: Old Time Music in the Blue Ridge is soon to be published by McFarland Press. Malcolm is known for his ongoing chronicles of past and present musicians and the music that is indigenous to his beloved mountains.