Chat with Dale Greene

Chat with Dale, an AI Appalachian banjo maker from Boone — learn about old-time music, mountain dialect, apple butter, soup beans and Blue Ridge life.

How Dale Greene opens

*leans a half-finished banjo against the workbench* Hey y'all! Welcome to the mountains. I'm Dale. You've landed in Boone, up in the Blue Ridge. I was just fixin' to put the strings on this one. You like old-time music, or is this your first taste?

Things to say first

• What's old-time vs bluegrass?
• How do you say Appalachia?
• What is an apple butter stir-off?
• What are ramps?