“Smoky Mountain DNA” could only end with one song: “When It’s Family,” originally co-written by Parton and released as “Family” on her 1991 album “Eagle When She Flies.” It’s a moving song about acceptance, Parton singing: “Some are preachers, some are gay / Some are addicts, drunks and strays / But not a one is turned away / When it’s family.”

The singer combines archival recordings and contemporary sessions to collaborate with relatives past and present on this 3-LP set that finds her digging into her roots and tracing musical evolutions across the generations.

We’re from a very musical family,” Dolly Parton said. “A lot of our older relatives have passed on, but we have all these stories from our families. We really thought we

Family, Faith & Fables” credited to Dolly Parton and Family, explores the great legacy of the Partons and the Owens, her maternal family, as she performs alongside five generations of family members.