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1. Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 1 of 11

Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.001.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 1 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Wine, Melvin, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Square dance music--United States, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Dulcimer, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, and Banjo
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)

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2. Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 2 of 11

Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.002.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 2 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Bright, Dee Cogar and Smith, Jenny
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Wine, Melvin, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, Square dance music--United States, Dulcimer, and Clog dancing
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)

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3. Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 9 of 11

Identifier:
4224.BrightDeeSmithJenny.AudioInt.009.12.19.17
Title:
Oral history of Dee Cogar Bright and Jenny Smith, 9 of 11
Date:
2017-12-19
Creator:
Smith, Jenny and Bright, Dee Cogar
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Clog dancing, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Folk music--West Virginia, Wine, Melvin, Banjo, Folk music festivals, Square dance music--United States, Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddle tunes, Dulcimer, and Fiddling
Location:
Weston (W. Va.)
["Sam & Joe HerrmannJoe Herrmann (b.1949) and Sam Herrmann (b. 1949), both Maryland natives, are traditional musicians who play together as part of Critton Hollow String Band. They have been a couple since the mid-1970s when they moved to Hampshire County, West Virginia. Joe is a fiddle and banjo player, and Sam is a guitar and hammer dulcimer player. Sam is also a knitter, hand yarn spinner, and owns the knitting kit company Samspun. They live on a piece of land in Paw Paw, WV where they keep sheep.Interviewers note:Interview with Sam and Joe Herrmann of Critton Hollow String Band on the back porch of their home in Critton Hollow, Paw Paw, West Virginia. Sam was knitting a childs sweater during the interview."]

4. Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmann.IntTranscript.7.19.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Herrmann, Sam and Herrmann, Joe
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dulcimer, Old-time music, Rizzetta, Sam, Folk music--West Virginia, Critton Hollow Stringband, Sheep farming, Knitters (Persons), Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, and Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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5. Oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmannSam.AudioInt.7.19.16
Title:
Oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Herrmann, Joe and Herrmann, Sam
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Critton Hollow Stringband, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia, Knitters (Persons), Dulcimer, Banjo, Fiddling, Rizzetta, Sam, Old-time music, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, and Sheep farming
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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6. Oral history of Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizettaSam.AudioInt.7.19.16
Title:
Oral history of Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Rizzetta, Sam
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Musical instruments, Dulcimer, Augusta Heritage Center, Davis and Elkins College, and Stringed instruments
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.)
["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV."]

7. Transcript of oral history of Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizettaSam.IntTranscript.7.19.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Rizzetta, Sam
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dulcimer, Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, and Rizzetta, Sam
Location:
Berkeley County (W. Va.) and Inwood (W. Va.)
["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

8. Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.001.7.19.16
Title:
Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Rizzetta, Sam, and Dulcimer
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
["Wooden hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

9. Hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.002.7.19.16
Title:
Hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Dulcimer, and Rizzetta, Sam
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
["Sound hole of wooden hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

10. Sound hole of hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.003.7.19.16
Title:
Sound hole of hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Dulcimer, and Rizzetta, Sam
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
["Hammer dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

11. Dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.004.7.19.16
Title:
Dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Stringed instruments, Musical instruments, Rizzetta, Sam, and Dulcimer
Location:
Berkeley County (W. Va.) and Inwood (W. Va.)
["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

12. Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer in his workshop

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.005.7.19.16
Title:
Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer in his workshop
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Stringed instruments, Dulcimer, Rizzetta, Sam, and Musical instruments
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)