Record #:

16238

Author(s):

Kurger, Steve; Conway, Cecelia

Abstract:

Clifford Glenn has skillfully made fretless mountain banjos and dulcimers in the Sugar Grove community since the 1950s. He comes for a unique family instrument-making tradition that stretches over four generations to the 19th-century. He also represents a large cultural tradition of the area around Beech Mountain and the Watauga River valley. In homes along the labyrinth of winding dirt roads in and around the area, musicians from several prolific families played old-time music, told Jack Tales, and made traditional crafts.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2007, p13-17 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banjo makers; Glenn, Clifford Howard

Record #:

16239

Author(s):

Ruchala, James

Abstract:

Ruchala takes on the history and culture of the Blue-Ridge string-band tradition of the Blue Ridge and Piedmont sections of North Carolina. By focusing on the story of \"Sally Ann,\" Ruchala explores the issues of tradition and revival, continuity and change, insider and outsider, and music and dance.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2007, p29-75, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Blue Ridge Mountains--Music; Piedmont (U.S.: Region)--Music

Record #:

36509

Author(s):

Howey, Paul M. [Photographer]; Ruvolo-Wilkes, Vita

Abstract:

A drum circle in Asheville has become an integral part of the city after existing for over a decade. One drummer starts the beat, and then others pick it up and carry it as a soloist intercedes occasionally and people dance around. Pages 7-12 are photographs of some of the participants.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2007, p4-12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Music venues--Asheville; Asheville Drum Circle

Record #:

36513

Author(s):

Boosinger, Laura

Abstract:

Holt is receiving this award for his ability to communicate the importance of traditional arts to different audiences from North Carolina to nationwide.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2007, p18-21 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown-Hudson Folklore Award; Folk artists; Musicians; Photographers

Record #:

36514

Author(s):

Peterson, Sally

Abstract:

Lau is a scholar, ethnographer, administrator, advocate, activist, and artist. Her competence at festival coordination reached far beyond the complex skills required for production: she touched the lives of participants through her empathy, observation, and communication.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2007, p22-25 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklorists--Women; Brown-Hudson Folklore Award; Folklorists

Record #:

36516

Author(s):

Matlock, Molly

Abstract:

The Music Maker Relief Foundation (MMRF) has been helping musicians preserve Southern traditions that most of them learned to play by simply listening. It focuses on musician sustenance, musical development, and cultural access.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2007, p26-28 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Music; Music--Instruction and study; Traditional music

Record #:

36518

Author(s):

Newman, Joyce Joines

Abstract:

A traveling exhibit set up by the British Museum brought 75 watercolor drawings by John White to the NC Museum of History in Raleigh. These drawings depicted flora, fauna, Native Americans, and the area around present-day Roanoke Island. Dr. Kim Sloan wrote a catalog that accompanied the exhibit and included essays by authors with additional perspectives.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2007, p76-87 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Museum--Raleigh; North Carolina Museum of Natural History--Exhibitions; Watercolor painting; White, John,1540-1593; Roanoke Island; Native Americans