Songs of Appalachia: Watch Wade Darnell play his banjo

'Traditional bluegrass is the root of everything else' for 16-year-old Wade Darnell, a banjo player from Oak Ridge, Tenn. Video by Lauren Spuhler/knoxnews.com Discover the stories that matter most to you. Support local journalism. Subscribe for full digital access to knoxnews.com: https://knoxne.ws/2WJRKqo We’re the voice of East Tennessee, from the Smoky Mountains to the Cumberland Plateau. Since 1886, we’ve been reporting on what matters to folks around here, from Oak Ridge National Laboratory to the University of Tennessee Vols to Dolly Parton. Stay up to date on local news in East Tennessee by following knoxnews on social media: Twitter: @knoxnews Facebook:   / knoxnews   Instagram:   / knoxvillephoto   And for UT sports: Twitter: @GoVolsXtra Facebook:   / govolsxtra