Leonard Simmons discusses his role as owner and manager of the True Bluegrass Music Hall in Eleazer, a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina. He talks about how the music hall was started in 1988 as a place for local residents to congregate on the weekends. He primarily books groups who play bluegrass and old-timey country music, some from the nearby area and others from as far away as Australia. Mr. Simmons believes getting together and listening to music brings the community together. He also discusses environmental changes he has seen in the area since his youth and how he would like the area to stay the same because, he believes, people in the future will have more appreciation for rural areas such as Eleazer.
