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373. Oral history of Bill Hairston, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HairstonBill.AudioInt.002.9.10.19
Title:
Oral history of Bill Hairston, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hairston, Bill
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folklore, Saint Albans (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Walker, John Homer, School integration, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Racism, Fiddling, 4-H clubs, Big Coal River Valley (W. Va.), Hairston, Bill, and Storytelling
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["W.I. Bill Hairston, 71, is a storyteller, old-time musician, and pastor (Westminster Presbyterian Church) living in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in Phenix City, Alabama, and his family moved to Saint Albans, West Virginia in 1960 when he was 11. Through his storytelling, Hairston, as he says in the interview, combines the Appalachian culture that he was exposed to on the Coal River, to the African-American culture that he is a part of. For 35 years, he served as music coordinator at the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, and is currently the coordinator of the Vandalia Gatherings West Virginia Liars Contest. Hairston is an active member of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, the Kentucky Storytelling Association, and the Ohio Storytelling Network, the National Association of Black Storytellers, and serves as the West Virginia liaison to the National Storytelling Network. He has performed in concerts, festivals, libraries, corporate meetings, conventions and schools throughout the region and the country. This interview is a follow-up to Emily Hilliards September 10, 2019 interview with Hairston. In this interview, Hairston discusses his participation in the last segregated Black 4-H Camp at Camp Washington-Carver, and the first integrated 4-H Camp at Jacksons Mill. He also speaks about his summer job with the Department of Natural Resources and his involvement in the United Methodist Youth Fellowship when he was young."]

374. Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonBill.AudioInt.12.15.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston
Date:
2020-12-15
Creator:
Hairston, Bill
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Racism, Storytelling, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Segregation in education, Folklore, 4-H clubs, and School integration
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["W.I. Bill Hairston, 71, is a storyteller, old-time musician, and pastor (Westminster Presbyterian Church) living in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in Phenix City, Alabama, and his family moved to Saint Albans, West Virginia in 1960 when he was 11. Through his storytelling, Hairston, as he says in the interview, combines the Appalachian culture that he was exposed to on the Coal River, to the African-American culture that he is a part of. For 35 years, he served as music coordinator at the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, and is currently the coordinator of the Vandalia Gatherings West Virginia Liars Contest. Hairston is an active member of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, the Kentucky Storytelling Association, and the Ohio Storytelling Network, the National Association of Black Storytellers, and serves as the West Virginia liaison to the National Storytelling Network. He has performed in concerts, festivals, libraries, corporate meetings, conventions and schools throughout the region and the country."]

375. Portrait of storyteller W.I. Bill Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonBill.Photo.001.9.10.19
Title:
Portrait of storyteller W.I. Bill Hairston
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Hairston, Bill
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["W.I. Bill Hairston, 71, is a storyteller, old-time musician, and pastor (Westminster Presbyterian Church) living in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in Phenix City, Alabama, and his family moved to Saint Albans, West Virginia in 1960 when he was 11. Through his storytelling, Hairston, as he says in the interview, combines the Appalachian culture that he was exposed to on the Coal River, to the African-American culture that he is a part of. For 35 years, he served as music coordinator at the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, and is currently the coordinator of the Vandalia Gatherings West Virginia Liars Contest. Hairston is an active member of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, the Kentucky Storytelling Association, and the Ohio Storytelling Network, the National Association of Black Storytellers, and serves as the West Virginia liaison to the National Storytelling Network. He has performed in concerts, festivals, libraries, corporate meetings, conventions and schools throughout the region and the country."]

376. Storyteller W.I. Bill Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonBill.Photo.002.9.10.19
Title:
Storyteller W.I. Bill Hairston
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Hairston, Bill
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["W.I. Bill Hairston, 71, is a storyteller, old-time musician, and pastor (Westminster Presbyterian Church) living in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in Phenix City, Alabama, and his family moved to Saint Albans, West Virginia in 1960 when he was 11. Through his storytelling, Hairston, as he says in the interview, combines the Appalachian culture that he was exposed to on the Coal River, to the African-American culture that he is a part of. For 35 years, he served as music coordinator at the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, and is currently the coordinator of the Vandalia Gatherings West Virginia Liars Contest. Hairston is an active member of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, the Kentucky Storytelling Association, and the Ohio Storytelling Network, the National Association of Black Storytellers, and serves as the West Virginia liaison to the National Storytelling Network. He has performed in concerts, festivals, libraries, corporate meetings, conventions and schools throughout the region and the country. In this interview, Hairston speaks about growing up in one of three Black families in the Lick Skillet area of Saint Albans along the Coal River, his interest in and work with rural West Virginia old-time musicians and 4-H camps, his friendship with Frank and Jane George, experiences with racism in West Virginia, and his work and mission as an Appalachian storyteller."]

377. Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonBillIntTranscript9.10.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hairston, Bill
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Racism, Old-time music, School integration, Hairston, Bill, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Folk music--West Virginia, 4-H clubs, Storytelling, Folklore, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Walker, John Homer
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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378. Oral history of Rocky Hardin aka Rocky Rage

Identifier:
4224.HardinRocky.AudioInt.9.10.19
Title:
Oral history of Rocky Hardin aka Rocky Rage
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hardin, Rocky
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Madison (W. Va.), Wrestling, Wrestlers, and Wrestling matches
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Madison (W. Va.)
["Rocky Hardin (b. 1989, Portsmouth Ohio) is a professional wrestler with All Star Wrestling (ASW) who wrestles under the name Rocky Rage. He lives in Cedar Grove, West Virginia and wrestles full-time. In this interview, he speaks about all aspects of the wrestling industry, including his gimmick, payment, techniques, and the particularities of the independent professional wrestling scene in West Virginia.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]

379. Transcript of oral history of Rocky Hardin aka Rocky Rage

Identifier:
4224.HardinRocky.IntTranscript9.10.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Rocky Hardin aka Rocky Rage
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hardin, Rocky
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestlers, Wrestling, and Madison (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Madison (W. Va.)
["Rocky Hardin (b. 1989, Portsmouth Ohio) is a professional wrestler with All Star Wrestling (ASW) who wrestles under the name Rocky Rage. He lives in Cedar Grove, West Virginia and wrestles full-time. In this interview, he speaks about all aspects of the wrestling industry, including his gimmick, payment, techniques, and the particularities of the independent professional wrestling scene in West Virginia.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]

380. ASW Wrestler Rocky Rage (Rocky Hardin), 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HardinRocky.Photo.001.9.10.19
Title:
ASW Wrestler Rocky Rage (Rocky Hardin), 1 of 2
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling, Madison (W. Va.), and Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["WYPR producers Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick worked with West Virginia state folklorist Emily Hilliard to produce two episodes of the Out of the Blocks on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]

381. Out of the Blocks podcast producers Aaron Henkin & Wendel Patrick and state folklorist Emily Hilliard

Identifier:
4224.HenkinAaronHilliardEmilyPatrickWendel.Photo.11.22.19
Title:
Out of the Blocks podcast producers Aaron Henkin & Wendel Patrick and state folklorist Emily Hilliard
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Patrick, Wendel
Subject:
Radio programs and Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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382. Oral history of Kristy Henson

Identifier:
4224.HensonKristy.AudioInt.3.25.20
Title:
Oral history of Kristy Henson
Date:
2020-03-25
Creator:
Henson, Kristy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia--Fiction, Carnival masks, Apocalyptic art, Video gamers, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video games, Carnival, Festivals, Tourism and the arts, Parades, and Video games--Design
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Buckhannon (W. Va.)
["Kristy Henson is an assistant professor of forensic science at Fairmont State University and a Fallout 76 gamer. She is originally from southern Ohio, but has lived in Buckhannon, WV for 5 years. She attended Helvetias Fasnacht celebration in 2019 based on her experience in the game, and made a papier-mch owl mask inspired by one of the Fasnacht masks in Fallout 76. In this interview, she speaks about how playing the game has informed her understanding of West Virginia culture and geography. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

383. Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson

Identifier:
4224.HensonKristy.IntTranscript.3.25.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson
Date:
2020-03-25
Creator:
Henson, Kristy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Winter festivals, Carnival, Carnival masks, West Virginia--Fiction, Apocalyptic art, Video games--Design, Video gamers, Tourism and the arts, and Video games
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Buckhannon (W. Va.)

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384. Oral history of Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.AudioInt.9.14.20
Title:
Oral history of Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper
Date:
2020-09-14
Creator:
Herrmann, Joe and Karper, Dakota
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, and Old-time music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Capon Bridge (W. Va.), and Hampshire County (W. Va.)