Record #:

5568

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Benton Flippen of Surry County is an innovator in the art of fiddling. His style and creativity, along with Earnest East and others, has brought national recognition to the Mt. Airy locale. In 1990, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p25-26 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fiddlers--Surry County; Fiddling; Flippen, James Benton, 1920-2011