Vernon Riddle talks about his fiddling with John Bower during a concert at Warren Wilson College's Sage Cafe. The concert was arranged by Phil Jamison.
Photograph of Virginia Hall taken on Commencement day, 1911. The image was taken by a member of the Gray Family, Rev. Dr. Charles Oliver Gray was president of Tusculum from 1908 - 1932.
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eighty-Third Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 25, 26 and 27, 1908. Includes...
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This is a special edition paper printed by Pikeville College in the aftermath of the Flood of 1977. While its purpose was to seek funding for the college after the crisis, this paper also relates first-hand accounts of the flood and how it...
History of WV Methodists who have received the Conference Cane, "awarded to men of age and long years of service ... almost always awarded to the oldest man who has given his life for a worthy cause."
Rich Kirby talks about his Grandmother's youth in Kentucky and her musical influences before singing a song he learned from her. Rich lives in Whitesburg, Kentucky. This concert takes place at the Asheville Junction, founded by Andy Cohen. ...
Walter and Ethel, an elder married couple, perform at the Asheville Junction. Walter, born in 1896, plays guitar while Ethel speaks. This is a rare example of traditional blues in Asheville. This is a prayer before a meal interspersed with the...
Jim Shumate talks about his musical past during an interview with Wayne Erbsen in Jim's home in Hickory. Jim played with Bill Monroe for most of 1945, before joining the Foggy Mountain Boys with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in 1948.
Danny Johnson talks about his first guitar and his flatpicking style during a concert featuring different guitar styles. The concert takes place at Warren Wilson College's Sage Cafe and was organized by Phil Jamison. Danny and Alan are from...
Danny Johnson and his son, Alan, play guitars during a concert featuring different guitar styles. The concert takes place at Warren Wilson College's Sage Cafe and was organized by Phil Jamison. Danny and Alan are from Pisgah Forest, North...
Eric Schoenberg performs at the Asheville Junction, a coffeehouse venue founded by Andy Cohen. Eric talks about the Delmore brothers before doing two of their tunes. Listen to Blue Railroad Train: ww07323 and Deep River Blues: ww07324 by Eric...
Ruth Riddle (guitar) is singing with Vernon Riddle (fiddle), performing with John Bower (guitar) during a concert at Warren Wilson College's Sage Cafe. The concert was arranged by Phil Jamison.
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Twenty-Second Annual Session of the Mud River Primitive Baptist Association, held with the Mount Zion Church, Logan County, W. Va., on September 1, 2, and 3, 1911. Includes meeting minutes, obituaries,...
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 22 and 23, 1905. Includes meeting...