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["\"I want to sing an old song my grandmother used to sing when I was a kid... if I can remember-- I haven't thought of this for a long time. It was called \"The Two Little Orphans\" and she died when I was 12 years old and my sisters, they all, both remember her singing this. She'd sing us to make us kids cry, I guess! But let me see if I can remember it, it's been a long time. I was trying to think of it coming up here on the road today.\"West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa sings \"The Two Little Orphans\" at the West Virginia Humanities Council MacFarland-Hubbard House, January 25, 2017.Jim Costa is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician, storyteller, and local historian. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan. Listen to the full tape of the concert here: https://soundcloud.com/user-521885027/west-virginia-folklife-presents-jim-costa-with-zoe-van-buren-12517Concert poster by Ratbee Press: http://www.ratbeepress.com/"]%

97. Jim Costa performs "Two Little Orphans" at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.001.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "Two Little Orphans" at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Folklore, Concerts
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa plays the Italian song \"La Spagnola\" on his grandfather's accordion at the West Virginia Humanities Council MacFarland-Hubbard House, January 25, 2017.Jim Costa is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician, storyteller, and local historian. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan. Listen to the full tape of the concert here: https://soundcloud.com/user-521885027/west-virginia-folklife-presents-jim-costa-with-zoe-van-buren-12517Concert poster by Ratbee Press: http://www.ratbeepress.com/"]%

98. Jim Costa performs "La Spagnola" on accordion at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.002.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "La Spagnola" on accordion at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Concerts, Italian American families, Accordion, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["\"I'm gonna try an old tune here that Jenes Cottrell used to play-- an old fella from Deadfall Run up in Clay County.\" West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa performs \"Cherry River Line\" on banjo at the West Virginia Humanities Council MacFarland-Hubbard House, January 25, 2017.Jim Costa is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician, storyteller, and local historian. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan. Listen to the full tape of the concert here: https://soundcloud.com/user-521885027/west-virginia-folklife-presents-jim-costa-with-zoe-van-buren-12517Concert poster by Ratbee Press: http://www.ratbeepress.com/"]%

99. Jim Costa performs "Cherry River Line" on banjo at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.003.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "Cherry River Line" on banjo at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Cottrell, Jenes, Fiddle tunes
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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100. Oral history of Mary Jane Coulter

Identifier:
4224.CoulterMaryJane.AudioInt.5.7.19
Title:
Oral history of Mary Jane Coulter
Date:
2019-05-07
Creator:
Coulter, Mary Jane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class families, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Interracial friendship, Morgantown (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Irish Americans, Community museums
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Mary Jane Coulter (b. December 31, 1948) is a native and lifelong resident of Scotts Run, WV. She is the executive director of the Scotts Run Museum and owns the building in which it is housed. In this interview, she speaks about the history of Scotts Run and her experience growing up in the Scotts Run community, as well as her role in the Scotts Run Museum and Trail. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum.https://scottsrunmuseumandtrail.org/"]%

101. Transcript of oral history of Mary Jane Coulter

Identifier:
4224.CoulterMaryJane.IntTranscript.5.7.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Mary Jane Coulter
Date:
2019-05-07
Creator:
Coulter, Mary Jane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Morgantown (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Irish Americans, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Community museums, Working class families
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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102. Oral history of Gary Damron

Identifier:
4224.DamronGary.AudioInt.1.15.20
Title:
Oral history of Gary Damron
Date:
2020-01-15
Creator:
Damron, Gary
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling, Wrestling promoters, Madison (W. Va.)
Location:
Madison (W. Va.)
["Gary Damron (b. 1976, Logan, WV) is the owner and promoter of the independent professional wrestling company ASW (All Star Wrestling), operating out of the Madison Civic Center in Madison, WV. This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]%

103. Transcript of oral history of Gary Damron

Identifier:
4224.DamronGary.IntTranscript.1.15.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Gary Damron
Date:
2020-01-15
Creator:
Damron, Gary
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Madison (W. Va.), Wrestling, Wrestling promoters
Location:
Madison (W. Va.)

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104. Oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.AudioInt.001.9.3.19
Title:
Oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels, 1 of 3
Date:
2019-09-03
Creator:
Daniels, Ed, Daniels, Carole
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herb products, Hemp farmers, Herbs--Therapeutic use, American ginseng industry, Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Forage plants, Farms--West Virginia, Agroforestry, American ginseng
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)

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105. Oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.AudioInt.002.9.3.19
Title:
Oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels, 2 of 3
Date:
2019-09-03
Creator:
Daniels, Carole, Daniels, Ed
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
American ginseng industry, Herb products, Hemp farmers, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Forage plants, Herb gardening, American ginseng, Farms--West Virginia, Agroforestry, Herbs--Utilization

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106. Oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.AudioInt.003.9.3.19
Title:
Oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels, 3 of 3
Date:
2019-09-03
Creator:
Daniels, Carole, Daniels, Ed
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, American ginseng industry, Forage plants, Herb products, Herbs--Therapeutic use, American ginseng, Hemp farmers, Agroforestry, Farms--West Virginia
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["A ginseng digger and cultivator since he was young, Ed Daniels and his wife Carole own and operate Shady Grove Farm in Randolph County where they grow ginseng, goldenseal, ramps, cohosh, and industrial hemp, among other plants. In this interview, Ed and Carole talk about their forest farming and seed saving practice, the hopes for their farm, and Eds family tradition of medicinal herbs. Ed Daniels is a 2020-2021 participant in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, leading an apprenticeship with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/Shady Grove Botanicals: https://www.shadygrovebotanicals.com/"]%

107. Transcript of oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.IntTranscript.9.3.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels
Date:
2019-09-03
Creator:
Daniels, Ed, Daniels, Carole
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Therapeutic use, Agroforestry, American ginseng industry, Herbs--Utilization, Hemp farmers, American ginseng, Herb products, Forage plants, Farms--West Virginia, Herb gardening

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108. Oral history of Carole Daniels, Ed Daniels, and Clara Haizlett

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEdHaizletClara.AudioInt.9.16.20
Title:
Oral history of Carole Daniels, Ed Daniels, and Clara Haizlett
Date:
2020-09-16
Creator:
Daniels, Ed, Daniels, Carole, Haizlett, Clara
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Therapeutic use, Hemp farmers, Apprenticeship programs, Agroforestry, Herb products, Herb gardening, American ginseng industry, Traditional medicine, Herbs--Utilization, Farms--West Virginia, American ginseng
Location:
Brooke County (W. Va.), Randolph County (W. Va.), Wellsburg (W. Va.)