Traditional regional music will be well-represented. Sarah Kate Morgan is widely respected as one of the leading experts on the Appalachian dulcimer, which she has played since she was 7 years old. Even as musical genres have expanded more recently, the festival has remained a celebration of place-based arts and culture. “Seedtime became especially important to me as a teen, when I was getting serious about pursuing Appalachian music as my career,” she wrote in an email. Festival performances are broadcast live on WMMT 88.7 FM to audiences in four Appalachian states and conveyed to the world online.