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![["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.Interviewers note:Interview with Sam and Joe Herrmann of Critton Hollow String Band on the back porch of their home in Critton Hollow, Paw Paw, West Virginia. Sam was knitting a childs sweater during the interview."]%](/image/4224HerrmannJoeHerrmannIntTranscript71916/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmann.IntTranscript.7.19.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
- Date:
- 2016-07-19
- Creator:
- Herrmann, Sam, Herrmann, Joe
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Sheep farming, Dulcimer, Banjo, Critton Hollow Stringband, Old-time music, Fiddling, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Rizzetta, Sam, Knitters (Persons)
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmannSam.AudioInt.7.19.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
- Date:
- 2016-07-19
- Creator:
- Herrmann, Joe, Herrmann, Sam
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Banjo, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Knitters (Persons), Old-time music, Dulcimer, Folk music--West Virginia, Sheep farming, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Critton Hollow Stringband, Rizzetta, Sam
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
