Record #:

28372

Author(s):

Smith, Lee

Abstract:

Ballad singer-storyteller Sheila Adams Barnhill discusses the importance of storytelling through song in Madison County, NC. Barnhill is a seventh-generation singer-storyteller and shares how she learned the craft from her family members and the reputation of Madison County as the place of a rich singing-storytelling tradition. Barnhill has won several awards for her talent.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 35, August-September 1992, p8

Subject(s):

Storytellers--North Carolina, Western; Storytellers--Appalachian Region, Southern; Traditional music; Folk singers--Madison County; Madison County