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1. Oral history of Al Anderson, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.001.4.5.19
Title:
Oral history of Al Anderson, 1 of 4
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Anderson, Al
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Rhythm and blues music, Interracial friendship, Community museums, Coal mines and mining, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Racism, Shoemakers
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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2. Oral history of Al Anderson, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.002.4.5.19
Title:
Oral history of Al Anderson, 2 of 4
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Anderson, Al
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Coal mines and mining, Rhythm and blues music, Community museums, Racism, Interracial friendship, Shoemakers
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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3. Oral history of Al Anderson, 3 of 4

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.003.4.5.19
Title:
Oral history of Al Anderson, 3 of 4
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Anderson, Al
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), Shoemakers, Community museums, Coal mines and mining, Rhythm and blues music, Racism, Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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4. Oral history of Al Anderson, 4 of 4

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.004.4.5.19
Title:
Oral history of Al Anderson, 4 of 4
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Anderson, Al
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Shoemakers, Rhythm and blues music, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Community museums, Racism, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum. In this interview, Al speaks about his life growing up in Osage, his work as a musician, and his role in and history of the Scotts Run community. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]%

5. Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.IntTranscript.4.5.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Anderson, Al
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Interracial friendship, Rhythm and blues music, Community museums, Racism, Coal mines and mining, Shoemakers, Scott's Run (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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6. Oral history of Richard and Robert Anderson of The Gospel Singaleers

Identifier:
4224.AndersonRichardAndersonRobert.AudioInt.4.14.16
Title:
Oral history of Richard and Robert Anderson of The Gospel Singaleers
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Anderson, Richard, Anderson, Robert
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Caffie-Austin, Ethel, Beckley (W. Va.), gospel quartets, Rhythm and blues music, Melodyaires (Musical group), African American Baptists
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.), Raleigh County (W. Va.)
["Robert Anderson, a Beckley native, age 58 at the time of the interview, has been a tenor in the Gospel Singaleers gospel quartet since he was a teenager. He is a supervisor at the Big Sandy Furniture Company. Richard Anderson, a native of Towns, WV, and 74 at the time of the interview, is a member of the Gospel Singaleers gospel quartet."]%

7. Transcript of oral history of Richard and Robert Anderson of The Gospel Singaleers

Identifier:
4224.AndersonRichardAndersonRobert.IntTranscript.4.14.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Richard and Robert Anderson of The Gospel Singaleers
Date:
2016-4-14
Creator:
Anderson, Richard, Anderson, Robert
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Beckley (W. Va.), African American Baptists, Melodyaires (Musical group), Caffie-Austin, Ethel, Rhythm and blues music, gospel quartets
Location:
Raleigh County (W. Va.), Beckley (W. Va.)
["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a 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. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]%

8. John D. Morris' fiddles

Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.001.1.16.19
Title:
John D. Morris' fiddles
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Rhythm and blues music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Old-time music, Soul music, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, Gospel music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a 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. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]%

9. Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.002.1.16.19
Title:
Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Soul music, Rhythm and blues music, Concerts, Fiddle tunes, Gospel music, Old-time music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a 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. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]%

10. Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.003.1.16.19
Title:
Audience at the Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase held at the West Virginia Humanities Council's MacFarland-Hubbard House, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Old-time music, Fiddling, Gospel music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Rhythm and blues music, Concerts, Apprenticeship programs, Soul music, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a 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. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]%

11. Doris Fields aka Lady D performs at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.014.1.16.19
Title:
Doris Fields aka Lady D performs at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Concerts, Rhythm and blues music, Apprenticeship programs, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Gospel music, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, The West Virginia Folklife Program hosted a showcase of their Folklife Apprenticeship Program, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. The free event was held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E), in Charleston. The evening included musical performances by the two pairs and a question-answer session, followed by a reception.Doris Fields, who performs as Lady D, is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul. A West Virginia native, she began singing in church choir as a child and has performed original and traditional blues, gospel, R&B, and soul across the state and country, including for the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. Xavier Oglesby grew up singing in the black Pentecostal church and has performed in local a capella and theatre groups. He recently recorded voiceovers for the New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. Both Fields and Oglesby reside in Beckley.John D. Morris, of Ivydale, is an acclaimed West Virginia fiddler and tradition bearer who has been honored by the Augusta Heritage Center, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the West Virginia Fiddler Award, and a National Heritage Fellowship for his role in sustaining the tradition. Jen Iskow, of Thomas, is a West Virginia University alumni, community organizer, artist, and designer at Beartown Design Studio. She has studied with numerous masters of Appalachian old-time fiddle.The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers a 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. 2018 was the first year of the biennial Folklife Apprenticeship Program.Read more about the apprenticeship pairs on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/09/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-john-morris-jen-iskow-old-time-fiddling-and-stories-of-clay-county/"]%

12. Master blues and gospel singer Doris Fields aka Lady D performs "Take This Hammer" at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.ApprenticeshipShowcase.Photo.015.1.16.19
Title:
Master blues and gospel singer Doris Fields aka Lady D performs "Take This Hammer" at an Apprenticeship Showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2019-01-16
Creator:
Keller, Mike
Subject:
Rhythm and blues music, Apprenticeship programs, Gospel music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)