Coincidentally, within the last hour I finished reading Paulette Jiles's novel "Simon the Fiddler" (2020). Set in Texas in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, it claims a title character with a repertoire of authentic old-time tunes and ballads. Jiles wrote the novel "News of the World," recently a film starring Tom Hanks (well worth seeing if you haven't). Besides being a well-regarded novelist and poet, she's a member of a San Antonio-based folk band.