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169. Oral history of Trevor Hammons

Identifier:
4224.HammonsTrevor.AudioInt.4.19.18
Title:
Oral history of Trevor Hammons
Date:
2019-04-19
Creator:
Hammons, Trevor
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Hammons (Family : W. Va.), Old-time music
Location:
Marlinton (W. Va.), Pocahontas County (W. Va.)
["Trevor Hammons is a 17-year old banjo player and fiddler from Pocahontas County, and a member of the legendary musical Hammons Family. He is the only member of the Hammons Family who still actively plays music in the familys old-time tradition."]%

170. Transcript of oral history of Trevor Hammons

Identifier:
4224.HammonsTrevor.IntTranscript.4.19.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Trevor Hammons
Date:
2018-04-19
Creator:
Hammons, Trevor
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Fiddling, Hammons (Family : W. Va.), Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Marlinton (W. Va.), Pocahontas County (W. Va.)

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171. Trevor Hammons plays "Fine Times at Our House," "Five Miles from Town," and "Hawk Shot a Buzzard" on fiddle

Identifier:
4224.HammonsTrevor.Music.4.19.18
Title:
Trevor Hammons plays "Fine Times at Our House," "Five Miles from Town," and "Hawk Shot a Buzzard" on fiddle
Date:
2018-04-19
Creator:
Hammons, Trevor
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Bing, Dave, 1955-, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, Old-time music, Hammons (Family : W. Va.)
Location:
Marlinton (W. Va.), Pocahontas County (W. Va.)

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172. Oral history of Ella Hanshaw, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HanshawElla.AudioInt.001.11.20.18
Title:
Oral history of Ella Hanshaw, 1 of 2
Date:
2018-11-20
Creator:
Hanshaw, Ella
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class--Songs and music, Folk music--West Virginia, Clay County (W. Va.), Country music, gospel quartets, Women lyricists, Old-time music, Gospel music
Location:
Seville (Ohio), Clay County (W. Va.)
["Ella Hanshaw (b. Ella Samples, October 7, 1934 Procious, WV- d. July 29, 2020, Seville, OH) was a songwriter and musician who grew up in Maysel, West Virginia. She was most recently living with her husband Tracy in Seville, OH. In the 1980s, Ella, Tracy, and Maxine and Chester Spencer formed the Hallelujah Hill Quartet, performing Ellas original gospel songs and traditional gospel in churches across West Virginia. Hanshaw was raised in a Baptist church, but became Pentecostal in 1991. She experienced holy visions and believed her songs were a gift from God. In 2018, Ellas granddaughter Kelly Kerney, and Kerneys partner Ethan Bullard, produced a CD-R of the Hallelujah Hill Quartet recordings.In this interview, Hanshaw discusses her life in music in West Virginia and Ohio, her songwriting process, her holy visions, and her faith. Ellas obituary reads:Ella E. Hanshaw, 85, of Seville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.Ella was born October 7, 1934 in Procious, West Virginia to Raymond and Pearl Samples.She was a member of the Crossroads Assembly of God. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing Hand and Foot, writing and playing music, singing, and praising her God.Ella was a devoted wife to her husband Tracy Hanshaw; beloved mother to her children Pam (Danny) Kerney of Ashtabula, Terry Hanshaw of Seville, Sandy (Walter) Warner of Spencer, Theresa (Dan) Plevny of Parma and Larry Brooks (Sheila) Hanshaw of East Lake; beloved MawMa to her grandchildren Scott, Tracy Lynn, Kelly, Troy, Christina, Jason, Andy, Joshua, Ben, James, Zac, Nick and Ashley; great-grandchildren Maureen, Chase, Ezra, Silas, Hope, Nathan, Dacey, Rachel Ella, Lincoln, and Brooke; brother George Bucky Samples; sisters Ethel Sis Mullins and Ophelia Puggy DeBoard.Ella was preceded in death by her stillborn son Roger Dean, grandson Brian, nephew James Burton, brothers Stanley and Guy, sisters Virginia Ginny, Opal and Eileen."]%

173. Transcript of oral history of Ella Hanshaw

Identifier:
4224.HanshawElla.IntTranscript.11.20.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Ella Hanshaw
Date:
2018-11-20
Creator:
Hanshaw, Ella
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Gospel music, Country music, Old-time music, Clay County (W. Va.), Women lyricists, Folk music--West Virginia, Working class--Songs and music
Location:
Seville (Ohio)
["Ella Hanshaw (b. Ella Samples, October 7, 1934 Procious, WV- d. July 29, 2020, Seville, OH) was a songwriter and musician who grew up in Maysel, West Virginia. She was most recently living with her husband Tracy in Seville, OH. In the 1980s, Ella, Tracy, and Maxine and Chester Spencer formed the Hallelujah Hill Quartet, performing Ellas original gospel songs and traditional gospel in churches across West Virginia. Hanshaw was raised in a Baptist church, but became Pentecostal in 1991. She experienced holy visions and believed her songs were a gift from God. In 2018, Ellas granddaughter Kelly Kerney, and Kerneys partner Ethan Bullard, produced a CD-R of the Hallelujah Hill Quartet recordings.In this interview, Hanshaw discusses her life in music in West Virginia and Ohio, her songwriting process, her holy visions, and her faith. Ellas obituary reads:Ella E. Hanshaw, 85, of Seville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.Ella was born October 7, 1934 in Procious, West Virginia to Raymond and Pearl Samples.She was a member of the Crossroads Assembly of God. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing Hand and Foot, writing and playing music, singing, and praising her God.Ella was a devoted wife to her husband Tracy Hanshaw; beloved mother to her children Pam (Danny) Kerney of Ashtabula, Terry Hanshaw of Seville, Sandy (Walter) Warner of Spencer, Theresa (Dan) Plevny of Parma and Larry Brooks (Sheila) Hanshaw of East Lake; beloved MawMa to her grandchildren Scott, Tracy Lynn, Kelly, Troy, Christina, Jason, Andy, Joshua, Ben, James, Zac, Nick and Ashley; great-grandchildren Maureen, Chase, Ezra, Silas, Hope, Nathan, Dacey, Rachel Ella, Lincoln, and Brooke; brother George Bucky Samples; sisters Ethel Sis Mullins and Ophelia Puggy DeBoard.Ella was preceded in death by her stillborn son Roger Dean, grandson Brian, nephew James Burton, brothers Stanley and Guy, sisters Virginia Ginny, Opal and Eileen."]%

174. Musical scores to songs written by Ella Hanshaw

Identifier:
4224.HanshawElla.Photo.005.11.20.18.tif
Title:
Musical scores to songs written by Ella Hanshaw
Date:
2018-11-20
Creator:
Hanshaw, Ella
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
gospel quartets, Gospel music, Women lyricists
Location:
Seville (Ohio)
["Ella Hanshaw (b. Ella Samples, October 7, 1934 Procious, WV- d. July 29, 2020, Seville, OH) was a songwriter and musician who grew up in Maysel, West Virginia. She was most recently living with her husband Tracy in Seville, OH. In the 1980s, Ella, Tracy, and Maxine and Chester Spencer formed the Hallelujah Hill Quartet, performing Ellas original gospel songs and traditional gospel in churches across West Virginia. Hanshaw was raised in a Baptist church, but became Pentecostal in 1991. She experienced holy visions and believed her songs were a gift from God. In 2018, Ellas granddaughter Kelly Kerney, and Kerneys partner Ethan Bullard, produced a CD-R of the Hallelujah Hill Quartet recordings.In this interview, Hanshaw discusses her life in music in West Virginia and Ohio, her songwriting process, her holy visions, and her faith. Ellas obituary reads:Ella E. Hanshaw, 85, of Seville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.Ella was born October 7, 1934 in Procious, West Virginia to Raymond and Pearl Samples.She was a member of the Crossroads Assembly of God. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing Hand and Foot, writing and playing music, singing, and praising her God.Ella was a devoted wife to her husband Tracy Hanshaw; beloved mother to her children Pam (Danny) Kerney of Ashtabula, Terry Hanshaw of Seville, Sandy (Walter) Warner of Spencer, Theresa (Dan) Plevny of Parma and Larry Brooks (Sheila) Hanshaw of East Lake; beloved MawMa to her grandchildren Scott, Tracy Lynn, Kelly, Troy, Christina, Jason, Andy, Joshua, Ben, James, Zac, Nick and Ashley; great-grandchildren Maureen, Chase, Ezra, Silas, Hope, Nathan, Dacey, Rachel Ella, Lincoln, and Brooke; brother George Bucky Samples; sisters Ethel Sis Mullins and Ophelia Puggy DeBoard.Ella was preceded in death by her stillborn son Roger Dean, grandson Brian, nephew James Burton, brothers Stanley and Guy, sisters Virginia Ginny, Opal and Eileen."]%

175. Musical score to "I Want to Tell Them About Jesus," and other songs written by Ella Hanshaw

Identifier:
4224.HanshawElla.Photo.006.11.20.18.tif
Title:
Musical score to "I Want to Tell Them About Jesus," and other songs written by Ella Hanshaw
Date:
2018-11-20
Creator:
Hanshaw, Ella
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
gospel quartets, Women lyricists, Gospel music
Location:
Seville (Ohio)
["Ella Hanshaw (b. Ella Samples, October 7, 1934 Procious, WV- d. July 29, 2020, Seville, OH) was a songwriter and musician who grew up in Maysel, West Virginia. She was most recently living with her husband Tracy in Seville, OH. In the 1980s, Ella, Tracy, and Maxine and Chester Spencer formed the Hallelujah Hill Quartet, performing Ellas original gospel songs and traditional gospel in churches across West Virginia. Hanshaw was raised in a Baptist church, but became Pentecostal in 1991. She experienced holy visions and believed her songs were a gift from God. In 2018, Ellas granddaughter Kelly Kerney, and Kerneys partner Ethan Bullard, produced a CD-R of the Hallelujah Hill Quartet recordings.In this interview, Hanshaw discusses her life in music in West Virginia and Ohio, her songwriting process, her holy visions, and her faith. Ellas obituary reads:Ella E. Hanshaw, 85, of Seville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.Ella was born October 7, 1934 in Procious, West Virginia to Raymond and Pearl Samples.She was a member of the Crossroads Assembly of God. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing Hand and Foot, writing and playing music, singing, and praising her God.Ella was a devoted wife to her husband Tracy Hanshaw; beloved mother to her children Pam (Danny) Kerney of Ashtabula, Terry Hanshaw of Seville, Sandy (Walter) Warner of Spencer, Theresa (Dan) Plevny of Parma and Larry Brooks (Sheila) Hanshaw of East Lake; beloved MawMa to her grandchildren Scott, Tracy Lynn, Kelly, Troy, Christina, Jason, Andy, Joshua, Ben, James, Zac, Nick and Ashley; great-grandchildren Maureen, Chase, Ezra, Silas, Hope, Nathan, Dacey, Rachel Ella, Lincoln, and Brooke; brother George Bucky Samples; sisters Ethel Sis Mullins and Ophelia Puggy DeBoard.Ella was preceded in death by her stillborn son Roger Dean, grandson Brian, nephew James Burton, brothers Stanley and Guy, sisters Virginia Ginny, Opal and Eileen."]%

176. Musical score to "I'm Going On Up" and other songs written by Ella Hanshaw

Identifier:
4224.HanshawElla.Photo.007.11.20.18.tif
Title:
Musical score to "I'm Going On Up" and other songs written by Ella Hanshaw
Date:
2018-11-20
Creator:
Hanshaw, Ella
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Gospel music, gospel quartets, Women lyricists
Location:
Seville (Ohio)

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177. 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:
Wrestlers, Wrestling, Madison (W. Va.), Wrestling matches
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), 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."]%

178. 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, Madison (W. Va.), Wrestling
Location:
Madison (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.)

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179. Oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.AudioInt.8.28.18
Title:
Oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Harless, Marion, Vaneck, Kara
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Irish Americans, foodways, Herb gardening, Herb products, Willow baskets, Traditional medicine, Weirton (W. Va.), Canning and preserving, Dye plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Gardening, Basket making, Herbs--Utilization, Herbalists, Wine and wine making--United States, Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

180. Transcript of oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.IntTranscript.8.28.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Vaneck, Kara, Harless, Marion
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton (W. Va.), Apprenticeship programs, Basket making, Herbs--Utilization, Traditional medicine, Wine and wine making--United States, Canning and preserving, Herb gardening, Irish Americans, Dye plants, Herbalists, Willow baskets, Herb products, Gardening, Food habits, Herbs--Therapeutic use, foodways
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)