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["Phyllis Marks (June 5, 1927-June 22, 2019) was born Phyllis Mariam Frashure on June 5, 1927, in Sand Fork, Gilmer County, WV. According to folklorist Gerry Milnes, Marks was the last active ballad singer in the state who, as she says, learned by heart, via oral transmission, mainly from her mother and grandmother, both of Irish ancestry. Since 1954, Phyllis performed annually at the West Virginia State Folk Festival at Glenville. A fixture at the festival and in her community, the 2005 festival was dedicated to her.Marks was recorded in 1978 for the Library of Congress and has been featured in various books and radio programs. In 1997, she worked with Gerry Milnes to release the Augusta Heritage album Phyllis Marks: Old-Time Songs of West Virginia.In 2016, the West Virginia Folklife Program received a Henry Reed Fund Award from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to host and record a concert with Marks at the West Virginia Humanities Council. Read more about that September 8, 2016 concert here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/10/03/i-think-that-the-women-made-the-folk-songs-phyllis-marks-in-concert/Materials from that concert are available via the Library of Congress/American Folklife Center in the Emily Hilliard collection on West Virginia ballad singer Phyllis Marks: https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2017655418&searchType=1&permalink=yRead our tribute to Phyllis Marks on the West Virginia Folklife blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/07/02/a-tribute-to-ballad-singer-phyllis-marks-june-51927-june-22-2019/"]%

37. Phyllis Marks performs "Bow and Balance To Me" at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.MarksPhyllis.Video.01.9.8.16
Title:
Phyllis Marks performs "Bow and Balance To Me" at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2016-09-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Storytelling, Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Concerts
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Jay ONeal (b. Amarillo, TX) is a Charleston resident, history teacher at Stonewall Jackson Middle School, and one of the central organizers of the West Virginia Teacher Strike. He speaks about his role in the strike and the context of it within a broader labor movement."]%

38. Portrait of West Virginia teacher Jay O'Neal

Identifier:
4224.ONealJay.Photo.001.3.21.19
Title:
Portrait of West Virginia teacher Jay O'Neal
Date:
2019-03-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor union members, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

39. Charleston band Marshall Petty and The Groove perform at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.001.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston band Marshall Petty and The Groove perform at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Soul music, Unitarian church buildings, Saxophone music (Jazz), Jazz vocals
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

40. Charleston band Marshall Petty and The Groove perform at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.002.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston band Marshall Petty and The Groove perform at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Saxophone music (Jazz), Jazz vocals, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Unitarian church buildings, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

41. Crystal Good reads at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.003.3.8.17
Title:
Crystal Good reads at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Unitarian church buildings, African American women poets, Folk poetry, American, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

42. Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.004.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 1 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Unitarian church buildings, Jazz vocals, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

43. Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.005.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Soul music, Unitarian church buildings, Jazz vocals
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

44. Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 3 of 4

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.006.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 3 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Soul music, Jazz vocals, Unitarian church buildings
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

45. Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 4 of 4

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.007.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 4 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts, Soul music, Jazz vocals, Unitarian church buildings
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

46. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 1 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.008.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 1 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts, Jazz vocals, Rhythm and blues music, Unitarian church buildings
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

47. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 2 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.009.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 2 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Unitarian church buildings, Rhythm and blues music, Jazz vocals, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

48. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 3 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.010.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 3 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Unitarian church buildings, Jazz vocals, Concerts, Rhythm and blues music, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)