 Mountain culture, I would argue, is now a stand-in for rural culture in America. And rural culture is racialized in much public discourse. Indeed, the Appalachian songs and regional folk styles and traditions have been adapted to suit the needs of Americans looking for roots or authenticity as a means of scaping what they viewed as the superficiality and consumerism of modern American society. In many ways, many of us who turn to bands like Mumford's and Sons and people like that