▁the ▁ball ads ▁of ▁the ▁French - spe aking ▁Ac ad ians ▁of ▁Canada . ▁C aj un ▁music ▁is ▁often ▁mentioned ▁in ▁tan dem ▁with ▁the ▁Cre ole - based , ▁C aj un - infl uen ced ▁z y de co ▁form , ▁both ▁of ▁Ac ad iana ▁origin . ▁These ▁French ▁Louisiana ▁sounds ▁have ▁influenced ▁American ▁popular ▁music ▁for ▁many ▁dec ades , ▁especially ▁country ▁music , ▁and ▁have ▁influenced ▁pop ▁culture ▁through ▁mass ▁media , ▁such ▁as ▁television ▁commer ci als . ▁ ▁App al ach ian ▁music ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁App al ach ia ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁der ives ▁from ▁various ▁European ▁and ▁African ▁influ ences , ▁including ▁English ▁ball ads , ▁Irish ▁and ▁Scottish ▁traditional ▁music ▁( es pecially ▁fiddle ▁music ), ▁h ym ns , ▁and ▁African - American ▁bl ues . ▁ ▁First ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁App al ach ian ▁mus icians ▁were ▁a ▁key ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁Old - time ▁music , ▁country ▁music , ▁and ▁bl u egr ass , ▁and ▁were ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁folk ▁music ▁rev ival . ▁ ▁Inst ru ments ▁typically ▁used ▁to ▁perform ▁App al ach ian ▁music ▁include ▁the ▁ban jo , ▁American ▁fiddle , ▁fre tt ed ▁d ul c imer , ▁and ▁guitar . ▁ ▁Early ▁recorded ▁App al ach ian ▁mus icians ▁include ▁F idd lin ' ▁John ▁Car son , ▁Henry