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- Indian Tribes That Hunted In and Claimed Parts of West Virginia
- Indians of North America
- Brief overview of Native American tribes that resided in West Virginia. Huron -- Mohawk -- Mingoes -- Delaware --Cherokee -- Shawnee -- Tuscaroras.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- What a Friend We Have In Jesus
- Guitars; Spirituals; Singing; Accordions;
- E.C. and Orna Ball sing a gospel hymn. E.C. is playing guitar and Orna is playing the accordion. They are from Rugby, Virginia. This is from one of their weekly live radio performances at WKSK. This is the Christmas eve performance.
- Ferrum College
- I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
- Guitars; Singing;
- Donald Helvey, Edith Helvey, and Henry Nunn form the Brushy Mountain Trio. Here Donald plays the guitar and is singing lead. Edith is singing harmony.
- Ferrum College
- Pig in a Pen
- Banjos;
- Leslie Vance Quesenberry plays a banjo tune for Kip Lornell. This takes place in his home in Hiawassee, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- Lost Train, The
- Mouth organs; Railroads;
- Maggie Rader plays harmonica during an interview with Kip Lornell. This takes place in her home in Newport, Virginia. Maggie also plays piano and banjo.
- Ferrum College
- Old Rattler
- Banjos;
- Sam Tomlin plays a banjo tune for Kip Lornell. This takes place in his home near Love Mountain, in Amherst County.
- Ferrum College
- Liberty
- Banjos;
- Emory Fitzgerald plays a banjo tune. Wilson Lawhorn is also present. They are both residents of Tyro, Nelson County, where this interview with Kip Lornell takes place.
- Ferrum College
- Parting Hymn #260
- Shape Note Singing;
- Members of Pikes Mennonite Church and visiting singers celebrate Ascension Day with singing from the Harmonia Sacra, first published by Joseph Funk in 1832.
- Ferrum College
- John Henry
- Fiddle music; Banjos;
- Leonard Bowles plays the fiddle with Irvin Cook on banjo. They are both from Henry County, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- Poole the entertainer (talking)
- Interviews; Banjos;
- Archie Ross talks to Kip Lornell about Charlie Poole's love for entertaining though his banjo playing and singing.
- Ferrum College
- Amboy #347 metre 5
- Shape Note Singing;
- Mennonites sing at an annual event at Weaver's Mennonite Church near Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is the 75th anniversary of the event. They are singing out of a book called Harmonia Sacra, first published by Joseph Funk in 1832. This event...
- Ferrum College
- Bye Bye Blues
- Pianos; ; Fiddle music;
- Janis (Janie) Carper plays piano with her father, Roy, on the fiddle in his house in Newcastle, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- first band, radio, church music (talking)
- Interviews; Guitars; Bands; Square dancing;
- EC Ball talks about his first band, square dances, playing on the radio, and at church during an interview with Kip Lornell. His wife, Orna, is also present and makes occasional comments. This takes place in their home in Rugby, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- signing WSLS on in the morning, straw hat hoedown (talking)
- Bands; Radio;
- Mel Linkous and Glen Howell talk about signing WSLS radio on in the morning. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late 1930's,...
- Ferrum College
- Don't that Road Look Rough and Rocky
- Bands; Singing;
- Ted Boyd plays fiddle in his Endicott home in Franklin County, Virginia with a group of his neighbors and friends: Junior Shively (guitar), Hub McAlexander (guitar), and David Shively (banjo).
- Ferrum College
- Bald Headed Woman Blues
- Blues music; Guitars; Singing;
- Howard Twine sings and plays a song he learned from his father on the electric guitar. This takes place in Howard's home in Elliston, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- Light in the Valley
- Banjos; Singing;
- Mattie Oakes Jacobs plays the banjo and sings in her home in Red Valley, Virginia, for interviewer, Vaughan Webb.
- Ferrum College
- Miss Lucy Neal Down in the Cottonfields (acapella)
- Singing; Interviews;
- Clarence Tross sings a song for interviewer, Roddy Moore. This takes place at his home in Durgon, West Virginia, in Hardy County. Listen to Clarence sing this song with the banjo: fe22510.
- Ferrum College
- Two Different Worlds
- Fiddle music; Guitars; Singing;
- Spence Moore plays guitar with an unidentified fiddler. Spencer's sister Emma Moore, is singing with him. This takes place in Mountain City, Tennessee, where Spencer grew up. He now lives in Chilhowie, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- I'll Meet My Baby Boy in Heaven
- Guitars; Singing; Spirituals;
- Spencer Moore plays guitar and sings with his brother, Joe Moore playing guitar. This takes place in Mountain City, Tennessee, where they were raised. Spencer now lives in Chilhowie, Virginia.
- Ferrum College