Record #:

5593

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Robert and Myrtle Dotson received a 1994 North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for keeping alive traditional flatfoot dancing styles of Western Carolina. Flatfoot dancing is smooth and light. Both feet are kept close to the floor, as opposed to buck dancing's heavier and higher steps.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p89-90 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dotson, Myrtle; Folk dancing--Watauga County

Record #:

5594

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Lauchlin Shaw of Harnett County and A.C. Overton of Wake County were playing the fiddle and banjo long before they teamed up in the 1950s. Both prefer performing the traditional Appalachian repertoire. In 1992, they were awarded a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p68-70 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banjoists--Wake County; Fiddlers--Harnett County; Overton, A. C. (Aaron Chaucley), Jr. 1924-2007; Shaw, Lauchlin

Record #:

5595

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Louise Anderson is a nationally known Afro-American storyteller whose tales have delighted listeners at films, festivals, and stage appearances. In 1993, she received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p70-72 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Anderson, Louise, 1921-1994; African Americans in the performing arts--Jacksonville; Storytellers--Jacksonville

Record #:

5596

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

John Guthrie built his first boat in 1930 on Harkers Island. He was twelve. Since then, tradition and experience have created others, and the Guthrie Boat is well known. In 1993, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for continuing the Harkers Island boatbuilding tradition.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p73-74 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boatbuilders--Harkers Island; Boats and boating--Harkers Island; Guthrie, John

Record #:

5597

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Unlike many blues musicians who were itinerant performers, George Higgs rarely travels beyond Edgecombe County. Family members, records, radio, and bluesmen helped develop his style. In 1993, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for continuing the Piedmont blues tradition.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p77-78 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American musicians--Edgecombe County; Blues musicians--Edgecombe County; Higgs, George, 1930-

Record #:

5598

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Not only is Mary Jane Queen a performer of traditional ballads, she also has a knowledge of traditional flowers, medical practices, and foods. In 1993, she received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for communicating the traditions and values of her life to modern audiences.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p79-80 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Queen, Mary Jane Prince, 1914-2007

Record #:

5599

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

George SerVance, Jr. of Thomasville is one of the state's most accomplished woodcarvers. He is self taught and carves a variety of figures, with dancing dolls being the most popular. In 1993, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award in recognition of his life's work.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p81-82 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

SerVance, George; Wood-carvers--Thomasville

Record #:

5600

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Amanda Swimmer, of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, lives in the Big Cove community in the Qualla Boundary and creates pottery using ancient techniques. She works without a wheel and is an expert in open-pit-fired pottery. Her pottery style was almost lost in the 19th-century, following the Cherokee Removal. In 1994, she received a N.C. Folk heritage Award for preserving and reviving this pottery tradition.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p95-96 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Indian craft--North Carolina, Western; Swimmer, Amanda Sequoyah, 1921-; Potters--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

5601

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Vernon Owens of Moore County was born into his family's pottery tradition and was making salable pottery by age ten. He creates both in traditional and newer forms. Since 1960, he has worked at Jugtown. In 1994, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for his contribution to the pottery tradition.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p93-94 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Potters--Seagrove; Owens, Vernon, 1941-

Record #:

5603

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Elsie Trivette has created rugs and quilts for over fifty years, using skills learned from her mother and grandmother. She is the complete master of her art, from raising and processing materials, to making natural dyes, and finishing the product. She has been widely recognized and, in 1994, received a N.C. Folk Heritage Award for the quality and range of her work.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p97-98 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Quilters--Avery County; Quiltmaking--Avery County; Rugs--Avery County; Trivette, Elsie

Record #:

5604

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Aaron Buff of Burke County was ten when he started to learn chair making in the 1920s. Later taught by master craftsman Simie Wortman, he would practice his art for seventy years. His high standing of craftsmanship won him a 1994 North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p87-88 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Buff, Aaron; Chair-makers--Burke County

Record #:

5605

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Fiddler Luke Smathers and guitarist Harold Smathers, brothers from Haywood County, received a 1993 North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for continuing the old-time stringband tradition. Combining mountain dance music with blues and swing has made their music popular since the 1920s.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p83-84 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Smathers, Harold; Smathers, Luke; Musicians--Haywood County

Record #:

5614

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Comparative statistics regarding teacher salaries and other educational expenditures in North Carolina are charted and presented by the North Carolina Association of Educators.

Source:

NCAE News Bulletin (NoCar Oversize L 11 N822x), Vol. 24 Issue 7, June 1994, psupplement1-4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Education--Finance; Teachers--Salaries, etc.

Record #:

6079

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

North Carolina was the stronghold of downhome baseball during the period between the two world wars. The state had more than fifty minor league teams, more than any other state at that time. Williams recounts a time when the players had fun, the fans had a party every night, and the team owners made money, or at least didn't lose too much.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1978, p10-12. 52, il

Subject(s):

Minor league baseball

Record #:

7877

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

In this collection of reminiscences, a number of North Carolina's writers, artists, politicians, chefs, educators, and others write about this special season of the year. They include Clyde Edgerton, D. G. Martin, Luther Hodges, Jr., Billie Ruth Sudduth, Michael F. Parker, Mildred “Mamma Dip” Council, Cotton Ketchie, William S. Powell, and Governor Mike Easley.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 1, June 2006, p88-96, 98, 100-102, 104, 106, 108, 110-112, 114, 1, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Vacations; Summer