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["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

25. Antelope fiddle scroll carved by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.012.9.25.17
Title:
Antelope fiddle scroll carved by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling, woodworking, Old-time music
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

26. Illustration on back of a fiddle, etched by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.013.9.25.17
Title:
Illustration on back of a fiddle, etched by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling, woodworking
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

27. Unique fiddle scrolls carved by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.014.9.25.17
Title:
Unique fiddle scrolls carved by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, woodworking
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

28. Face fiddle scroll carved by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.015.9.25.17
Title:
Face fiddle scroll carved by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments, Old-time music, woodworking
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

29. Ray Fought hangs one of his fiddles on the wall

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.016.9.25.17
Title:
Ray Fought hangs one of his fiddles on the wall
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, woodworking, Bowed stringed instruments, Old-time music
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

30. Animal fiddle scroll carved by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.017.9.25.17
Title:
Animal fiddle scroll carved by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
woodworking, Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

31. Letter from Robert C. Byrd to fiddle maker Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.018.9.25.17
Title:
Letter from Robert C. Byrd to fiddle maker Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Byrd, Robert C., Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling, woodworking
Location:
Parkersburg (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."]%

32. 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."]%

33. 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."]%

34. 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.)
["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."]%

35. 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, Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia, McCoury, Del, 1939-, Bluegrass music, Goins, Melvin, 1933-, Street, Mel, Old-time music, Country music radio stations, Country music, Bowed stringed instruments
Location:
Welch (W. Va.), McDowell County (W. Va.)