Record #:

4764

Author(s):

Potorti, David

Abstract:

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard were groundbreaking female proponents of bluegrass, folk, and country music in the 1960s. The two reflect on their musical careers that have spanned forty years.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 12, Mar 2000, p25-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Musicians; Dickens, Hazel; Gerrard, Alice

Record #:

4808

Author(s):

Potorti, David

Abstract:

From the mountains to the coast, traditional music is alive and well in North Carolina, with numerous festivals highlighting fiddlers and other stringed instrumentalists, dancers, and singers. Gatherings include Fiddler's Grove, now in its 76th year at Union Grove; OcraFolk Festival on Ocracoke Island; Alleghany County Fiddlers' Convention; and the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, stared in 1927 and held in Asheville.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 20, May 2000, p35-37, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Music festivals; Folk musicians

Record #:

4875

Author(s):

Potorti, David

Abstract:

Sanford banjoist Marvin Gastner is a master of the two-finger style of old-time banjo playing. In September 2000, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for preserving this style of playing.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 40, Oct 2000, p83-84, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banjoists--Sanford; Gastner, Marvin

Record #:

5004

Author(s):

Potorti, David

Abstract:

Doc Watson began making music in 1935 on a $12 Stella guitar. Today at 77, the five-time Grammy Award winner is semi-retired, but stills finds time from home chores to perform for nationally and locally. Watson discusses his style of playing and what he has learned over the years.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Jan 2001, p37 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Musicians--Watauga County; Watson, Arthel Lane (Doc), 1923-2012

Record #:

5005

Author(s):

Potorti, David

Abstract:

The Hollow Rock String Band, consisting of Alan Jabbour, Tommy Thompson, Bobbie Thompson, and Bertram Levy, formed in Durham in the 1960s and created music based on instrumental folk music, folksong, and folklore. Jabbour was later appointed head of the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1969. He discusses the band's influence over the years.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 18 Issue 4, Jan 2001, p31, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hollow Rock String Band; Musical groups--Durham

Record #:

5087

Author(s):

Potorti, David; Baum, Jack

Abstract:

Tommy Thompson is an old-time music legend. He was an original member of the Hollow Rock String Band and founding member of The Red Clay Ramblers. Toddy at 63 he is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, an illness that forced him to retire from the Ramblers in 1994. Thompson's daughter Jesse Eustice and Durham's Manbites Dog Theater are collaborating on a tribute to be presented during the 2001-2002 theater season.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 18 Issue 14, Apr 2001, p39-41, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Thompson, Tommy, 1937-2003; The Red Clay Ramblers (Musical group); Waterfowl hunting--Currituck Sound; Market hunting (Game hunting)--Currituck Sound