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["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. Herrmann is a founding member of the Critton Hollow String Band and has taught old-time fiddle to many private students and at the Augusta Heritage Center. 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/"]%

49. Portrait of master old-time fiddler Joe Herrmann,1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.012.10.12.20
Title:
Portrait of master old-time fiddler Joe Herrmann,1 of 2
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Critton Hollow Stringband, Fiddle tunes
Location:
Hampshire 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. Herrmann is a founding member of the Critton Hollow String Band and has taught old-time fiddle to many private students and at the Augusta Heritage Center. 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/"]%

50. Portrait of master old-time fiddler Joe Herrmann, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.013.10.12.20
Title:
Portrait of master old-time fiddler Joe Herrmann, 2 of 2
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, Critton Hollow Stringband, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Hampshire 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. Herrmann is a founding member of the Critton Hollow String Band and has taught old-time fiddle to many private students and at the Augusta Heritage Center. 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/"]%

51. Portrait of fiddler Dakota Karper, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.014.10.12.20
Title:
Portrait of fiddler Dakota Karper, 1 of 3
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes
Location:
Hampshire 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. Herrmann is a founding member of the Critton Hollow String Band and has taught old-time fiddle to many private students and at the Augusta Heritage Center. 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/"]%

52. Portrait of fiddler Dakota Karper, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.015.10.12.20
Title:
Portrait of fiddler Dakota Karper, 2 of 3
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Old-time music
Location:
Hampshire 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. Herrmann is a founding member of the Critton Hollow String Band and has taught old-time fiddle to many private students and at the Augusta Heritage Center. 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/"]%

53. Portrait of fiddler Dakota Karper, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.016.10.12.20
Title:
Portrait of fiddler Dakota Karper, 3 of 3
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Hampshire 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. Herrmann is a founding member of the Critton Hollow String Band and has taught old-time fiddle to many private students and at the Augusta Heritage Center. 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/"]%

54. Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper play the fiddle tune "Rocky Mountain Goat" from Mose Coffman

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Video001.06.17.20
Title:
Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper play the fiddle tune "Rocky Mountain Goat" from Mose Coffman
Date:
2020-06-17
Creator:
Herrmann, Joe, Karper, Dakota
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. Hobbie has been a family herbalist for over 30 years, originally learning the tradition from her grandmother, who used both garden-grown and wild harvested plants at her home in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She has studied with acclaimed herbalists across the country and has taught the tradition within her community in Hampshire County. See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%

55. Artist profile of Leenie Hobbie

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenie.ArtistProfile.10.16.20
Title:
Artist profile of Leenie Hobbie
Date:
2020-10-16
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie
Subject:
Forage plants, Traditional medicine, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbalists, Apprenticeship programs, Gardening, Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Herb products
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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56. Oral history of Leenie Hobbie

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenie.AudioInt.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Leenie Hobbie
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Forage plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb products, Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Food habits, Herbalists
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Leenie Hobbie (b. December 28, 1960, Alexandria, VA) is an herbalist in Kirby (Rio post office box) in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Hobbie has been a family herbalist for over 30 years, originally learning the tradition from her grandmother, who used both garden-grown and wild harvested plants at her home in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She has studied with acclaimed herbalists across the country and has taught the tradition within her community in Hampshire County. Hobbie is a 2020-2021 participant in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, teaching traditional Appalachian herbalism to apprentice Jon Falcone.See the West Virginia Folklife Program's profile of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/"]%

57. Transcript of oral history of Leenie Hobbie

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenie.IntTranscript.3.27.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Leenie Hobbie
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Herb gardening, Herbalists, Herb products, Food habits, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Herbs--Therapeutic use
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Leenie Hobbie (b. December 28, 1960, Alexandria, VA) is an herbalist in Kirby (Rio post office box) in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Hobbie has been a family herbalist for over 30 years, originally learning the tradition from her grandmother, who used both garden-grown and wild harvested plants at her home in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She has studied with acclaimed herbalists across the country and has taught the tradition within her community in Hampshire County. Hobbie is a 2020-2021 participant in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, teaching traditional Appalachian herbalism to apprentice Jon Falcone.See the West Virginia Folklife Program's profile of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/"]%

58. Herbalist Leenie Hobbie in her home in Kirby

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenie.Photo.001.3.27.18
Title:
Herbalist Leenie Hobbie in her home in Kirby
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbalists, Herb products, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb gardening
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

59. Oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.AudioInt.10.20.20.wav
Title:
Oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone
Date:
2020-10-20
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie, Falcone, Jon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herb gardening, Herb products, Herbalists, COVID-19 (Disease), Herbs--Therapeutic use, Gardening, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Hardy County (W. Va.), Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. Hobbie has been a family herbalist for over 30 years, originally learning the tradition from her grandmother, who used both garden-grown and wild harvested plants at her home in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She has studied with acclaimed herbalists across the country and has taught the tradition within her community in Hampshire County. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%

60. Transcript of oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.IntTranscript.10.20.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone
Date:
2020-10-20
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie, Falcone, Jon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbalists, COVID-19 (Disease), Gardening, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Herb products, Apprenticeship programs, Herb gardening
Location:
Hardy County (W. Va.), Hampshire County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.)