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["West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa plays the Italian song \"La Spagnola\" on his grandfather's accordion at the West Virginia Humanities Council MacFarland-Hubbard House, January 25, 2017.Jim Costa is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician, storyteller, and local historian. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan. Listen to the full tape of the concert here: https://soundcloud.com/user-521885027/west-virginia-folklife-presents-jim-costa-with-zoe-van-buren-12517Concert poster by Ratbee Press: http://www.ratbeepress.com/"]%

1. Jim Costa performs "La Spagnola" on accordion at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.002.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "La Spagnola" on accordion at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Concerts, Italian American families, Accordion, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["The Helvetia Community Fair, located in the Swiss community of Helvetia in Randolph County, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in West Virginia. Activities include a parade in Swiss costume, alphorn music, Swiss folk dancing and singing, fahnenschwingen (flag twirling), a crafts, food, and canning exhibition, field events, an archery shoot, and more.Learn more in Emily Hilliard's Bitter Southerner piece on Helvetia's seasonal celebrations, including the Community Fair: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAnd in the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%

2. Swiss folk singers and musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.031.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Swiss folk singers and musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Swiss Americans, Accordion, Festivals, Helvetia (W. Va.)
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["The Helvetia Community Fair, located in the Swiss community of Helvetia in Randolph County, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in West Virginia. Activities include a parade in Swiss costume, alphorn music, Swiss folk dancing and singing, fahnenschwingen (flag twirling), a crafts, food, and canning exhibition, field events, an archery shoot, and more.Learn more in Emily Hilliard's Bitter Southerner piece on Helvetia's seasonal celebrations, including the Community Fair: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAnd in the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%

3. Swiss musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.032.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Swiss musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Accordion, Festivals, Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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4. Oral history of Thomas W. Zielinsky

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.AudioInt.08.23.16
Title:
Oral history of Thomas W. Zielinsky
Date:
2016-08-23
Creator:
Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton (W. Va.), Polkas, Weirton Steel Corporation, Accordion, Polish Americans
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.), Hancock County (W. Va.), Brooke County (W. Va.)

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5. Tom Zielinsky plays and explains accordion

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.AudioRec.08.23.16
Title:
Tom Zielinsky plays and explains accordion
Date:
2016-08-23
Creator:
Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Polkas, Polish Americans, Accordion, Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-
Location:
Hancock County (W. Va.), Brooke County (W. Va.), Weirton (W. Va.)
["Thomas W. Zielinsky is a member of Weirton, West Virginias Polish community. He is a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton, WV, where he plays at their annual Polish Festival and biannual Polka Mass. Interview conducted at the Mary H. Weir public library in Weirton. Transcripts proofed by Tom Zielinsky."]%

6. Transcript of oral history of Thomas W. Zielinsky

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.IntTranscript.8.23.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Thomas W. Zielinsky
Date:
2016-08-23
Creator:
Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-, Weirton (W. Va.), Polkas, Accordion, Weirton Steel Corporation, Polish Americans
Location:
Brooke County (W. Va.), Hancock County (W. Va.), Weirton (W. Va.)
["Thomas W. Zielinsky is a member of Weirton, West Virginias Polish community. He is a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton, WV, where he plays accordion at their annual Polish Festival and biannual Polka Mass. Photo made at the Mary H. Weir public library in Weirton."]%

7. Tom Zielinsky plays accordion at Mary H. Weir Public Library

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.Photo.001.8.23.16
Title:
Tom Zielinsky plays accordion at Mary H. Weir Public Library
Date:
2016-08-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Accordion, Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-, Polish Americans, Polkas
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.), Hancock County (W. Va.), Brooke County (W. Va.)
["Thomas W. Zielinsky is a member of Weirton, West Virginias Polish community. He is a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton, WV, where he plays accordion at their annual Polish Festival and biannual Polka Mass. Photo made at the Mary H. Weir public library in Weirton."]%

8. Portrait of Tom Zielinsky

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.Photo.002.8.23.16
Title:
Portrait of Tom Zielinsky
Date:
2013-08-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Polkas, Accordion, Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-, Polish Americans
Location:
Hancock County (W. Va.), Weirton (W. Va.), Brooke County (W. Va.)
["Thomas W. Zielinsky is a member of Weirton, West Virginias Polish community. He is a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton, WV, where he plays accordion at their annual Polish Festival and biannual Polka Mass. Photo made at the Mary H. Weir public library in Weirton."]%

9. Black and white portrait of Tom Zielinsky

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.Photo.003.8.23.16
Title:
Black and white portrait of Tom Zielinsky
Date:
2013-08-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Polish Americans, Polkas, Accordion, Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-
Location:
Hancock County (W. Va.), Weirton (W. Va.), Brooke County (W. Va.)