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["Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Kim Johnson, a resident of South Charleston led an apprenticeship in banjo traditions of central West Virginia with apprentice Cody Jordan of Charleston. Johnson began playing with fiddler Wilson Douglas in 1979 and has played with and learned from many acclaimed West Virginia old-time musicians including Frank George and Lester McCumbers. She has taught both locally and nationally, at Augusta Heritage Center, Allegheny Echoes, The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and the Berkeley Old-time Music Convention. See our feature on Johnsons apprenticeship with Jordan here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/09/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kim-johnson-cody-jordan-banjo-traditions-of-central-west-virginia/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]

529. Artist profile of Kim Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonKim.ArtistProfile.9.1.20
Title:
Artist profile of Kim Johnson
Date:
2020-09-01
Creator:
Johnson, Kim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Banjo, Johnson, Kim (Banjoist), Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, and Fiddle tunes
Location:
Kanawha County (W. Va.) and South Charleston (W. Va.)

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530. Oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonKimJordanCody.AudioInt.8.19.20
Title:
Oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan
Date:
2020-08-19
Creator:
Jordan, Cody and Johnson, Kim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Apprenticeship programs, Festivals, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia, and Banjo
Location:
Kanawha County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Spring Hill (South Charleston, W. Va.)
["Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Kim Johnson, a resident of South Charleston led an apprenticeship in banjo traditions of central West Virginia with apprentice Cody Jordan of Charleston. Johnson began playing with fiddler Wilson Douglas in 1979 and has played with and learned from many acclaimed West Virginia old-time musicians including Frank George and Lester McCumbers. She has taught both locally and nationally, at Augusta Heritage Center, Allegheny Echoes, The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and the Berkeley Old-time Music Convention. Jordan plays guitar in The Modock Rounders with Johnson, touring across the state and region, and is looking forward to expanding his knowledge of central West Virginia old-time banjo traditions.See our feature on Johnsons apprenticeship with Jordan here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/09/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kim-johnson-cody-jordan-banjo-traditions-of-central-west-virginia/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]

531. Transcript of oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonKimJordanCody.IntTranscript.8.19.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan
Date:
2020-08-19
Creator:
Johnson, Kim (Banjoist) and Jordan, Cody
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, Banjo, Folk music festivals, and Fiddling
Location:
Kanawha County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Spring Hill (South Charleston, W. Va.)

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532. Oral history of Alan "Cathead" Johnston

Identifier:
4224.JohnstonAlan.AudioInt.4.14.16
Title:
Oral history of Alan "Cathead" Johnston
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Johnston, Alan
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Street, Mel, Stringed instruments, Country music, McCoury, Del, 1939-, Goins, Melvin, 1933-, Country music radio stations, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Banjo, and Bluegrass music
Location:
McDowell County (W. Va.) and Welch (W. Va.)
["Thomas Alan Cathead Johnston (b. 1952) is a bluegrass and country musician from McDowell County, WV. He is a former bassist in Mel Streets band The Swing Kings and his songs have been recorded by Del McCoury, Tommy Webb, and others."]

533. Transcript of oral history of Alan "Cathead" Johnston

Identifier:
4224.JohnstonAlan.IntTranscript.4.14.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Alan "Cathead" Johnston
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Johnston, Alan
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments, Banjo, Country music, Country music radio stations, Fiddle tunes, Street, Mel, Old-time music, Goins, Melvin, 1933-, McCoury, Del, 1939-, Bluegrass music, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Welch (W. Va.) and McDowell County (W. Va.)
["Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Jordan plays guitar in The Modock Rounders with Johnson, touring across the state and region, and is looking forward to expanding his knowledge of central West Virginia old-time banjo traditions.See our feature on Johnsons apprenticeship with Jordan here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/09/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kim-johnson-cody-jordan-banjo-traditions-of-central-west-virginia/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]

534. Artist profile of Cody Jordan

Identifier:
4224.JordanCody.ArtistProfile.9.1.20
Title:
Artist profile of Cody Jordan
Date:
2020-09-01
Creator:
Jordan, Cody
Subject:
Fiddling, Folk music festivals, Old-time music, Banjo, Apprenticeship programs, Johnson, Kim (Banjoist), Fiddle tunes, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Kanawha County (W. Va.)
["Joe Herrman (master artist, b. 1949) of Paw Paw in Hampshire County and Dakota Karper (apprentice, b. 1992) of Capon Bridge are participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, studying old-time fiddle. Dakota Karper, a Hampshire County native, has been playing old-time fiddle for 20 years and runs The Cat and the Fiddle Music School. Herrmann and Karper apprenticed together previously in 2004 (when Karper was 11) through Augusta Heritage Centers former Apprenticeship Program.See the West Virginia Folklife Program feature on Herrmann and Karper: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/12/03/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-joe-herrmann-dakota-karper-old-time-fiddle/"]

535. Artist profile of Dakota Karper

Identifier:
4224.KarperDakota.ArtistProfile3.6.20
Title:
Artist profile of Dakota Karper
Date:
2020-03-06
Creator:
Karper, Dakota
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Capon Bridge (W. Va.) and Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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536. Oral history of Maria Kayafas

Identifier:
4224.KayafasMaria.AudioInt.6.21.16
Title:
Oral history of Maria Kayafas
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Kayafas, Maria
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wheeling, W.Va., Cooking, Greek, Greek American women, Folk dancing, Greek, and Orthodox Eastern Church
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Maria Kayafas has been the Greek dance instructor at the St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Wheeling for 25 years. She grew up in Kent, Ohio. In this interview, she talks about her family background and heritage, her experience as a Greek dancer and dance instructor, and the community at St. John the Divine."]

537. Transcript of oral history of Maria Kayafas

Identifier:
4224.KayafasMaria.IntTranscript.6.21.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Maria Kayafas
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Kayafas, Maria
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Greek, Orthodox Eastern Church, Wheeling, W.Va., Folk dancing, Greek, Festivals, and Greek American women
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)

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538. Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.KnottsBrianna.AudioInt.001.10.30.19
Title:
Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-10-30
Creator:
Knotts, Brianna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Women wrestlers, Wrestling, and Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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539. Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.KnottsBrianna.AudioInt.002.10.30.19
Title:
Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-10-30
Creator:
Knotts, Brianna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling, Women wrestlers, and Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Brianna Knotts (b. 1989, Morgantown, WV) is a professional independent wrestler in training. She works as a physical therapy assistant. In this interview, Knotts speaks about her interest in professional wrestling, her wrestling training, and her goals as a woman wrestler.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]

540. Transcript of oral history of Brianna Knotts

Identifier:
4224.KnottsBrianna.IntTranscript.10.30.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Brianna Knotts
Date:
2019-10-30
Creator:
Knotts, Brianna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Women wrestlers, Wrestling, and Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)