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| Folklife Festival 2003 > Appalachia> Performers > String Bands > Page 2 |
| string bands | |||
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| Bruce Greene, Burnsville, North Carolina, fiddle | |||
| —In the 1970s and
1980s, Bruce Greene immersed himself in learning from Kentucky fiddlers.
He has since developed his own style. Currently living in Burnsville,
North Carolina, Greene has taught the fiddle for many years. www.oldtimemusic.com/FHOFGreene.html |
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| Wayne Henderson, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, guitar | |||
| —Wayne Henderson is a well-known
southwestern Virginia guitarist and guitar maker. His guitars are
highly sought after; there is a waiting list of many years. One of
the finest guitarists in the United States, he was awarded a National
Heritage Fellowship. www.waynehenderson.org/ |
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| Will Keys, Gray, Tennessee,
banjo Doug Dorschug, Mountain City, Tennessee, guitar |
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| —A 1996 winner of
a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the
Arts, Will Keys is one of the best old-time banjo players in the country
and has toured as a member of the Masters of the Banjo tour. He is
accompanied by Doug Dorschug. www.nea.gov/artforms/Folk/Keys.html |
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| Lester and Linda McCumbers,
and Jake Krack Lester McCumbers, Nicut, West Virginia, fiddle Linda McCumbers, Nicut, West Virginia, guitar Jake Krack, Orma, West Virginia, fiddle Kim Johnson, Clendenin, West Virginia, banjo Dara Krack, Orma, West Virginia, guitar |
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| —Lester and Linda
McCumbers and Jake Krack are neighbors. Eighteen-year-old Krack has
studied with a number of well-known West Virginia fiddlers including
Lester McCumbers. An accomplished player, Jake has been winning many
of the fiddle contests he enters of late. Jake's mother, Dara, and
Kim Johnson accompany Jake and the McCumbers, respectively. www.jakekrack.com/ |
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| Don Pedi, Marshall, North Carolina, dulcimer | |||
| —Don Pedi is from
Madison County, North Carolina. A master dulcimer player and teacher,
Don has won many dulcimer championships at fiddle contests. www.donpedi.com/don-pg1.html |
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| Doug Rorrer, Eden, North Carolina,
guitar Taylor Rorrer, Eden, North Carolina, guitar |
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| —Doug Rorrer grew
up in Eden, North Carolina, and is the grand-nephew of old-time music
pioneers Charlie Poole and Posey Rorer. He is a fine flat-picking
guitarist and owns Flying Cloud Records with his wife. His son Taylor
accompanies him, also on guitar. www.flyincloudrecords.com/ |
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| Lee Sexton, Cornettsville, Kentucky, banjo/fiddle | |||
| —Lee Sexton is one of "Eastern Kentucky's musical treasures." A fine banjo player, he has played old-time music all of his life. He is the winner of the Kentucky Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. | |||
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