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    • In the Pines

    • In the Pines

    • Blues music; Guitars; Singing; Railroads;

    • Dave Dickerson sings and plays guitar for a small concert at Books, Strings, and Things in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dave was born in Tazewell County, Virginia, and spent much of his life working in Welch, West Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • You Are My Sunshine

    • You Are My Sunshine

    • Pianos; Banjos;

    • Mary Adams plays piano with William Watson playing banjo for an interview with Kip Lornell. This takes place in Mary's home in Bedford County, Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • Boil Them Cabbage Down

    • Boil Them Cabbage Down

    • Banjos; Singing; Guitars;

    • Turner Foddrell, plays a banjo tune on his bantar (banjo-guitar) he learned from his father, Posey Foddrell. He is the brother of Marvin Foddrell, and resident of Patrick County, Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • Fox Chase

    • Fox Chase

    • Banjos;

    • John Lawson Tyree plays a dance tune on the banjo for Kip Lornell during an interview. John is from Franklin County, Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • Looking for My Woman

    • Looking for My Woman

    • Blues music; Guitars; Singing;

    • Marvin Foddrell plays electric guitar and sings. He is a son of Posey Foddrell, brother of Turner, and resident of Patrick County, Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • Where Shall I Be When You Send For Me

    • Where Shall I Be When You Send For Me

    • Accordions; ; Spirituals;

    • Hiawatha Giles plays a tune on the accordion and sings a hymn. Frank Tolliver is also present and can be heard talking. They live in Nelson County, Virginia, where this takes place. Frank and his cousin, John, learned their accordion style from...
    • Ferrum College
    • John Henry

    • John Henry

    • Accordions; ; Singing;

    • Hiawatha Giles plays a tune on the accordion and sings. Frank Tolliver is also present. They live in Nelson County, Virginia, where this takes place. Frank and his cousin, John, learned their accordion style from their uncle, Frank Tolliver.
    • Ferrum College
    • Dedication Anthem #290

    • Dedication Anthem #290

    • 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
    • recording in 1930 (talking)

    • recording in 1930 (talking)

    • Bands; Interviews;

    • Ray Barger talks with Kip Lornell about the Roanoke Jug Band making a record for Okeh in 1930. Ray was the guitar player for the band in the late 1920's and early 1930's. Other members include Mahon Overstreet (guitar), Clyde Dooley (banjo),...
    • Ferrum College
    • meeting Red Smiley, live radio (talking)

    • meeting Red Smiley, live radio (talking)

    • Banjos; Interviews; Bands;

    • Don Reno talks with Kip Lornell about meeting Red Smiley through Tommy Magness, playing live radio on WDBJ, and the Old Dominion Barn Dance. Don grew up in Canton, North Carolina. He played with Bill Monroe from March 1948 through 1949.
    • Ferrum College
    • Monk and Gibb skit (talking)

    • Monk and Gibb skit (talking)

    • Bands; Radio; Humor;

    • Clayton Hall and his brother Saford perform a skit they used to use during musical showdates. 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...
    • Ferrum College
    • Flatt & Scruggs, Grandpa Jones (talking)

    • Flatt & Scruggs, Grandpa Jones (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Hal Grant talks about different famous musicians of the early days of radio. 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
    • Kentucky Waltz

    • Kentucky Waltz

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Musicians play a waltz before a group interview begins. 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, 1940's and early...
    • Ferrum College
    • recording devices, banjos (talking)

    • recording devices, banjos (talking)

    • Banjos;

    • Kyle Creed, Whit Sizemore, and others talk with Kip Lornell about records and banjos. Kyle plays and makes banjos. Whit fiddled for the Shady Mountain Ramblers. This interview takes place in Kyle's house, near Galax, Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • Fire on the Mountain

    • Fire on the Mountain

    • Bands; Fiddle music;

    • 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
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