Record #:

5592

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Algia Mae Hinton learned music from her mother and dancing from older members of her family. She has appeared at the National Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall. She received a 1992 North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for continuing the buck dancing style.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p66-67

Subject(s):

Dancers--Johnston County; Folk dancing--Johnston County; Hinton, Algia Mae; Musicians--Johnston County