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["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

1. Frank George with the banjo his father made for him

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.001.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George with the banjo his father made for him
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

2. Toy instruments made for Frank George by his father

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.002.4.19.16
Title:
Toy instruments made for Frank George by his father
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments, Banjo, Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

3. Toy fiddle made by Frank George's father

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.003.4.19.16
Title:
Toy fiddle made by Frank George's father
Date:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.003.4.19.16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, woodworking, Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, Banjo, Fiddling
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

4. Toy banjo and fiddle made by Frank George's father

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.007.4.19.16
Title:
Toy banjo and fiddle made by Frank George's father
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, woodworking, Bowed stringed instruments, Banjo, Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

5. Frank George's Civil War-era banjo of walnut, chestnut, and a cow hide head

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.009.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George's Civil War-era banjo of walnut, chestnut, and a cow hide head
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Banjo, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Stringed instruments, woodworking
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

6. Close-up of Civil War-era banjo belonging to Frank George

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.010.4.19.16
Title:
Close-up of Civil War-era banjo belonging to Frank George
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
woodworking, Stringed instruments, Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

7. Frank George shows off his unique Civil War-era banjo

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.011.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George shows off his unique Civil War-era banjo
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Banjo, Stringed instruments, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Musical instruments
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

8. Frank George arranges his Civil War-era banjo and corn husk fiddle

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.012.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George arranges his Civil War-era banjo and corn husk fiddle
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Stringed instruments, Fiddling, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]%

9. Frank George's photo of his band with Charlie McCoy (guitar), Gilbert Williams (fiddle), James Beans (banjo)

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.013.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George's photo of his band with Charlie McCoy (guitar), Gilbert Williams (fiddle), James Beans (banjo)
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, McCoy, Charlie, 1941-, Banjo, Stringed instruments
Location:
Roane 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."]%

10. Trevor Hammons plays fiddle at the Pocahontas County Library

Identifier:
4224.HammonsTrevor.Photo.001.4.19.18
Title:
Trevor Hammons plays fiddle at the Pocahontas County Library
Date:
2018-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Banjo, Hammons (Family : W. Va.), Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes
Location:
Pocahontas County (W. Va.), Marlinton (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."]%

11. Portrait of Trevor Hammons

Identifier:
4224.HammonsTrevor.Photo.002.4.19.18
Title:
Portrait of Trevor Hammons
Date:
2018-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Old-time music, Hammons (Family : W. Va.), Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Marlinton (W. Va.), Pocahontas County (W. Va.)
["Sam & Joe HerrmannJoe Herrmann (b.1949) and Sam Herrmann (b. 1949), both Maryland natives, are traditional musicians who play together as part of Critton Hollow String Band. They have been a couple since the mid-1970s when they moved to Hampshire County, West Virginia. Joe is a fiddle and banjo player, and Sam is a guitar and hammer dulcimer player. Sam is also a knitter, hand yarn spinner, and owns the knitting kit company Samspun. They live on a piece of land in Paw Paw, WV where they keep sheep."]%

12. Joe and Sam Herrmann play music on their back porch

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmannSam.Photo.001.7.19.16
Title:
Joe and Sam Herrmann play music on their back porch
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Critton Hollow Stringband, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)