Of the wave of labor strikes that swept through the South in 1929, the one at the Loray Mill in Gastonia, North Carolina, is perhaps the best remembered. In Gastonia 1929 John Salmond provides the first detailed account of the complex events surrounding the strike at the largest textile mill in the Southeast. His compelling narrative unravels the confusing story of the shooting of the town's police chief, the trials of the alleged killers, the unsolved murder of striker Ella May Wiggins, and the strike leaders' conviction and subsequent flight to the Soviet Union. Describing the intensifying climate of violence in the region, Salmond presents the strike within the context of the southern vigilante tradition and as an important chapter in American economic and labor history in the years after World War I. He draws particular attention to the crucial role played by women as both supporters and leaders of the strike, and he highlights the importance of race and class issues in the unfolding of events.

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Gastonia Gallop provides a vivid portrait of the evolving musical traditions heard in the mill villages of Gaston County, North Carolina, during a period of swift social and cultural change. Amid this emerging modern world, with its factory whistles, clattering machines, and low-wage labor, local textile workers created a vibrant working-class music that provided the foundations for today's country music. These Gaston County string band musicians interpreted a wide range of American music, combining the fiddle tunes, minstrel songs, and ragtime numbers of their youth with the more contemporary sounds of blues, vaudeville, and Tin Pan Alley.

Here are 24 tracks by largely unsung musicians who left behind an enduring musical legacy on phonograph records between 1927 and 1931. You'll hear David McCarn's biting and witty critiques of cotton mill life; the virtuoso harmonica-and-guitar duets of Gwin Foster and Dave Fletcher; the upbeat hokum of the Three 'Baccer Tags; the soulful ballads of Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles, and much more. The music of Gastonia Gallop has been expertly remastered for digital clarity, and the disc comes with a 24-page, full-color booklet with rare vintage photographs, complete discography, and a detailed historical essay by Patrick Huber, author of the award-winning book Linthead Stomp, The Creation of Country Music In The Piedmont South.