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Record #:
5803
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The North Carolina Folklore Society instituted a new award in 2001, the Thomas McGowan Award, given to a society member for outstanding service to the Society. Appropriately, the first recipient was Tom McGowan. Among his many contributions to the society are editing the North Carolina Folklore Journal for twenty-two years, founding and editing for twenty-two years the society's newsletter, and along with Karen Baldwin, instituting the Community Traditions Award.
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7290
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Earl and Max Carawan are third generation musicians from rural Hyde County. Rufus Carawan, their grandfather, encouraged all his family members to learn to play the banjo, fiddle, and guitar for square dances and local gatherings. For years the brothers played old-time music, bluegrass, and early country music. They received a 2004 Brown-Hudson award for traditional artists for continuing a musical legacy in their part of the state.
Record #:
39437
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In an introduction to the rest of the journal issue, the author recounts how the Folklore Society was founded and some of the strides it has made.