The Carter Fold

Every Saturday night, in Poor Valley at the foot of Clinch Mountain, a rustic music shed seats more than 800 people for traditional Appalachian music. This is the Carter Family Fold — established by Janette Carter, one of three children of A.P. and Sara Carter, to honor her parents and Maybelle Carter, the family credited as forerunners of modern country music. The original Carter Family lived on this ground. A.P. Carter's old general store still stands as a museum, opening an hour before each show.