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4778
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The winter/spring issue of the North Carolina Folklore Journal contains folklore and historical materials dealing with aspects of the documentary film \"The Ballad of Frankie Silver.\" Frankie Silver was executed on July 12, 1833, and is the only woman ever hanged in Burke County.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 47 Issue 1, Wntr/Spr 2000,
p1-76, il
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4992
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Walter and Ray Davenport of Tyrrell County received a 1999 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for being representative of a community's traditional reliance on water and the work of their own hands. The Davenports have fished local waters since the 1950s and are known for their skill in using pound nets. Hemming describes their life on the waters and knowledge acquired after nearly fifty years as fishermen.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Mid-Winter 2000,
p153-158, il
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5157
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Bishop Dready Manning felt called to give up playing the blues and use his musical gifts \"towards God's service.\" In the 1960s he founded St. Mark Holiness Church in rural Halifax county, where he has preached and kept the \"old-time sound alive in his church.\" He received the 1999 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for outstanding commitment to his music and his ministry.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Mid-Winter 2000,
p159-161, il
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5161
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Lena Sanders Ritter is a woman of the coastal water, one of seven generations of her family to work the water and farmland in south Onslow County. She received a 1999 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for her leadership \"in protecting this state's rich coastal resources\" and for her role \"in preserving and protecting the cultural traditions of her community.\"
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Mid-Winter 2000,
p162-166, il
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5162
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Through his writing, Into the Sound Country and other books; his teaching creative writing classes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and his music, both as a composer and performer, Bland Simpson has contributed to the continuation, appreciation, and study of North Carolina's folk life. He is the recipient of a 1999 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Midwinter 2000,
p167-169, por
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5163
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Born in Gates County in 1914, Emmett Parker Jones is a fourth-generation wheelwright. Over the years innovations in agricultural technology made his skills obsolete. However, at museums and historic sites from New York to Florida his wheelwright skills are in great demand for restoration and reconstruction. Jones received a 1999 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for his \"commitment to excellence, his links to tradition, and a lifetime of craftsmanship.\"
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Midwinter 2000,
p177-178, por
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5397
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The Museum of the Cherokee Indian opened in 1948 on the Qualla Boundary in Western North Carolina. Over 125,000 people visit it annually. The museum received the North Carolina Folklore Society 2001 Community Traditions Award for outstanding contributions to preservation, continuation, and appreciation of Cherokee traditional culture.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2002,
p43-44
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5442
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Mary Jane Prince Queen of Jackson County is a recipient of a North Carolina Folklore Society 2001 Brown-Hudson Award, for keeping alive the music traditions of her family - British ballads, American folksongs, and sacred songs - and passing them on to her children and grandchildren.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2002,
p34-36, por
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5443
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Freeman Owle is a member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. He received a North Carolina Folklore Society 2001 Brown-Hudson Award for his contributions to the continuation, appreciation, and study of North Carolina folklife.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2002,
p37-39, il
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5445
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Performer of regional folksongs, writer, and scholar, Betty Smith received a North Carolina Folklore Society 2001 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for her contribution to the study and appreciation of North Carolina folklife.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2002,
p40-42, por
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5564
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Walter and Dorothy Auman received a 1989 Folk Heritage Award for contributions to the Seagrove pottery tradition. They also worked with the state to promote Seagrove potters and participated in archaeological digs.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997,
p4-6
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5565
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Emma Taylor creates baskets in the tradition of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Specializing in white oak basketry, her creations are both functional and beautiful. In 1989, she received an N.C. Folk Heritage Award.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997,
p13-14
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5566
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With parents and seven siblings all musical, Etta Baker of Caldwell County, a 1989 Folk Heritage Award winner, just naturally followed along. Mastering the six- and twelve-string guitar, she performs a blues style popular at the turn of the century.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997,
p7-8
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5567
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Rags, reels, and spirituals heard at home and in the community were foundations of Thomas Burt's career as a blues musician in Durham from the 1920s through the 1980s. In 1989, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997,
p9-10
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5568
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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.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997,
p25-26
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