Record #:

4094

Author(s):

McGowan, Thomas

Abstract:

Orville Hicks, of Deep Gap, Watauga County, received a 1997 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for continuing the tradition of mountain storytelling, especially the Beach Mountain Jack Tale.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 45 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1998, p105-108, por, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Folklore Society--Brown-Hudson Folklore Award; Storytellers--Watauga County

Record #:

4296

Author(s):

Comer, Susan L.

Abstract:

Orville Hicks of Watauga County is a master storyteller who continues the family tradition of mountain storytelling. He has made numerous appearances in and out of the state and is known for his telling of the Jack tales, among others. In 1997, Governor James B. Hunt presented him the Brown-Hudson Folklore Award, the highest award the North Carolina Folklore Society gives to traditional artists.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 4, Sept 1999, p23-25, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hicks, Orville, 1951-; Storytellers--Watauga County

Record #:

35900

Author(s):

Oxford, Cheryl

Abstract:

This story examines the performance paradigm of Stanley Hicks, a traditional instrument maker from Bethel community in Watauga County, NC. He told Jack tales for entertainment value, not monetary gain. Hicks’ was a folk authority and his conviction that the art of storytelling is acquired rather than innate.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 36 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 1989, p73-120, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jack tales; Storytellers--Watauga County