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- Moonshine still belonging to C.L. Radford
- Stills (Distilleries); Moonshine
- Moonshine still set up against the bank of a hill in the woods. Man standing in front of still, poking at the fire with a stick. Mason jar half-full of moonshine sits on top of the wooden condensor box. Palmer's notes attribute possesion of...
- Ferrum College
- C.L. Radford's moonshine still
- Stills (Distilleries); Moonshine
- Man standing in front of moonshine still, bent over and poking at the fire under the still with a stick. Palmer's notes attribute possession of the still to C.L. Radford of Ferrum, VA.
- Ferrum College
- taking locust pegs to Ferrum (talking)
- Interviews; Storytelling; Interviews;
- Wayne Bowman speaks with an unidentified woman about mountain life in general and specifically, the locust pins she used to make in her childhood, and bringing them to Ferrum for sale.
- Ferrum College
- Ferrum town fire (talking)
- Interviews; Storytelling; Interviews;
- Wayne Bowman speaks with an unidentified woman about a huge fire in the town of Ferrum in her youth.
- Ferrum College
- Jim & Artie Marshall
- Banjos; Guitars;
- Photograph of Jim Marshall and his wife, Artie, performing with their banjo and guitar at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- Alton Machen
- Medicine shows; ;
- Photograph of medicine man, Alton Machen, in a feather headdress selling Iron Kola and celery compound at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum, Virginia. Alton is from Elizabethton Tennessee.
- Ferrum College
- Burke Barbour
- Fiddle music; ; Radio;
- Promotional photograph of Burke Barbour with his fiddle. Early in his career, Burke played live radio shows from Roanoke, and later, his band performed at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- Mullins and Ross
- Fiddle music; Guitars; ;
- Photograph of Jim Mullins and Archie Ross sitting with their instruments, guitar and fiddle, at Ferrum Training School where they were enrolled.
- Ferrum College
- Starlight Gospel Singers
- Bands; Spirituals;
- Photograph of the Starlight Gospel Singers performing at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- Heritage Quartet
- Shape Note Singing; Spirituals;
- Photograph of the Heritage Quartet singing a Harmonia Sarca song at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum, Virginia. Ray and Kathy Good are from Harrisonburg, Virginia, and sing with Mary Trissle and Dwight Burkholder, from Waynesboro,...
- Ferrum College
- Daniel Womack
- Spirituals; Guitars; Blues music;
- Photograph of Daniel Womack performing on stage with his guitar at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum, Virginia. Daniel was born in Pittsylvania County, and moved to Roanoke as an adult.
- Ferrum College
- horse story (talking)
- Spirituals;
- Daniel Womack tells a story to introduce the next song at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festivial at Ferrum College. Daniel grew up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and moved to Roanoke in 1937. He has been blind since his early youth. Listen to the...
- Ferrum College
- Now Lord Please Hear Me When I Call
- Spirituals; Singing; Pianos;
- Daniel Womack plays piano and sings a Christian gospel song at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festivial at Ferrum College. Daniel grew up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and moved to Roanoke in 1937. He has been blind since his early youth.
- Ferrum College
- I Want to Go Back With Him When He Comes
- Spirituals; Singing; Guitars; Mouth organs;
- Daniel Womack plays guitar and harmonica and sings a Christian gospel song at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festivial at Ferrum College. Daniel grew up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and moved to Roanoke in 1937. He has been blind since his early...
- Ferrum College
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Spirituals; Singing; Guitars; Mouth organs;
- Daniel Womack plays guitar and harmonica and sings a Christian gospel song at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festivial at Ferrum College. Daniel grew up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and moved to Roanoke in 1937. He has been blind since his early...
- Ferrum College
- There Will Be a Mansion
- Spirituals; Singing; Pianos;
- Daniel Womack plays piano and sings a Christian gospel song at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festivial at Ferrum College. Daniel grew up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and moved to Roanoke in 1937. He has been blind since his early youth. Listen to...
- Ferrum College
- Nat Nichol's haunted house (talking)
- Interviews; Storytelling;
- Raymond Sloan talks with Kip Lornell about Nat Nichol's house. Nat Nichol's was a confederate army deserter. This interview takes place at Raymond's home in Ferrum, Virginia. Raymond worked for the WPA writer's project in the 1930's, collecting...
- Ferrum College
- Uncle Dick Paris and the joint snake (talking)
- Interviews; Storytelling;
- Raymond Sloan talks with Kip Lornell about his uncle, Dick Paris. He tells a story that Dick used to tell about a joint snake that assumes a rooster head and crows. This takes place at Raymond's home in Ferrum, Virginia. Raymond worked for the...
- Ferrum College
- Doc Saul and uncle Fletcher (talking)
- Interviews; Storytelling;
- Raymond Sloan talks with Kip Lornell about a man he knew who rode a white mule, and his uncle Fletcher. This takes place at Raymond's home in Ferrum, Virginia. Raymond worked for the WPA writer's project in the 1930's, collecting songs and...
- Ferrum College
- brother hunting (talking)
- Interviews; Storytelling;
- Raymond Sloan talks with Kip Lornell about his brother killing two squirrels with one bullet. This takes place at Raymond's home in Ferrum, Virginia. Raymond worked for the WPA writer's project in the 1930's, collecting songs and stories from...
- Ferrum College