• Kirk McGee
• Banjo

• Jeff Place
• Compilation, Annotation

• Tracy Schwarz
• Fiddle

• Alfred Thomas
• Guitar

• Odell Thompson
• Banjo

• Melvin Wine
• Fiddle

• Doug Wallin
• Fiddle, Vocals

• Eric Davidson
• Banjo, Vocals

• Tommy Jarrell
• Fiddle

• Fred Price
• Fiddle

• Tony Alderman
• Fiddle

• Pete Reiniger
• Mastering

• Eck Robertson
• Fiddle

• Marion Sumner
• Fiddle

• Gordon Tanner
• Fiddle

• Kenny Ingram
• Banjo

• Mary Monseur
• Production Coordination

• Carla Borden
• Editorial Assistant

• Arthur Rothstein
• Photography

• Bill Giltinan
• Guitar

• Brian Scott
• Production Assistant

• Hoyt "Floyd" Ming
• Fiddle

• D.A. Sonneborn
• Production Supervisor

• Joe & Odell Thompson
• Fiddle

• Richard Hartley & The Michael Reed Orchestra
• Bass

• David Johnson
• Banjo, Bass, Mandolin, Fiddle

• Charlie Higgins
• Fiddle

• Ben Shahn
• Photography

• John Patterson
• Banjo

• Billie Ray Johnson
• Guitar

• Buddy Griffin & His Orchestra
• Fiddle

• Fiddlin' Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners
• Fiddle

• Paul Rayner Brown
• Banjo

• Jake Krack
• Compilation, Annotation

• J.D. Cornett
• Vocals

• Ross Brown
• Fiddle

• John W. Summers
• Fiddle

• Daniel Sheehy
• Production Supervisor

• Judy Chaudet
• Banjo

• Howard Cunningham
• Guitar

• Caleb Finch
• Fiddle

• Peggy Haine
• Guitar, Vocals

• Dorsey Harvey Jr.
• Mandolin

• Wayne Hauser
• Banjo

• Skip Henry
• Banjo

• Greg Hooven
• Fiddle

• Gene Meade
• Guitar

• Rozelle Ming
• Mandolin

• Buddy Pendleton
• Fiddle

• Dale Poe
• Guitar

• Heidi SandersHooven
• Bass

• Clint Howard
• Guitar, Vocals

• Ted Lundy
• Banjo

• Wade Ward
• Banjo, Fiddle

• Alan Lomax
• Photography, Cover Photo

• Sam McGee
• Guitar

• Greg Allen
• Banjo

• Frank Bode
• Guitar, Vocals

• Gaither Carlton
• Fiddle, Vocals, Arranger

• John Cohen
• Guitar

• Russ Lee
• Photography

• Clark Kessinger
• Fiddle

• Doc Watson
• Guitar, Arranger

• Mike Seeger
• Fiddle, Vocals

• Bill Hicks
• Fiddle

• Joe Miller
• Guitar