Staging TraditionBased on extensive archival research and oral history, Staging Tradition traces the parallel careers of the creators of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance and the National Folk Festival. Through their devotion to the staging of traditional culture, including folk, country, and bluegrass music, John Lair (1894 1985) and Sarah Gertrude Knott (1895 1984) became two of the mid twentieth century's most notable producers. Lair and Knott's discovery of new