Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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At the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, The Creek Rocks, composed of married duo Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, showed how they bring a modern twist to traditional folk music from the Ozarks region. In this video, they speak a bit about their musical mission and perform the traditional tune “Groundhog.”

Read more in the Festival Blog: https://festival.si.edu/blog/the-creek-rocks-ozarks

Camera: Mykal Bailey, Sonia Harnish, Nadya Ellerhorst, Yijo Shen, London Pidel, David Barnes
Editing: Hayden Draycott

[Catalog No. 11720; © 2024 Smithsonian Institution]