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["Joe 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."]

1537. Old-time musicians Joe and Sam Herrmann of Hampshire County, West Virginia

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmannSam.Photo.003.7.19.16
Title:
Old-time musicians Joe and Sam Herrmann of Hampshire County, West Virginia
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Critton Hollow Stringband, Old-time music, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Hampshire County (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."]

1538. Joe and Sam Herrmann play "Old Rip" by Lynn Morris on their back porch

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmannSam.Video.7.19.16
Title:
Joe and Sam Herrmann play "Old Rip" by Lynn Morris on their back porch
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Banjo, Critton Hollow Stringband, Folk music--West Virginia, and Old-time music
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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1539. Oral history of Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.AudioInt.9.14.20
Title:
Oral history of Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper
Date:
2020-09-14
Creator:
Herrmann, Joe and Karper, Dakota
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, and Old-time music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Capon Bridge (W. Va.), and 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/"]

1540. Transcript of oral history of Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.IntTranscript.9.14.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper
Date:
2020-09-14
Creator:
Herrmann, Joe and Karper, Dakota
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Old-time music, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.) and Capon Bridge (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/"]

1541. 2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.001.10.12.20
Title:
2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 1 of 4
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, and 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/"]

1542. 2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.002.10.12.20
Title:
2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 2 of 4
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, and 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/"]

1543. 2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 3 of 4

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.003.10.12.20
Title:
2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 3 of 4
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, and 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/"]

1544. 2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 4 of 4

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.004.10.12.20
Title:
2020 Folklife Apprenticeship pair in old-time fiddle, Dakota Karper and Joe Herrmann play on Herrmann's porch, 4 of 4
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Fiddling, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs, and 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/"]

1545. Portrait of 2020 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in old-time fiddle, Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.005.10.12.20
Title:
Portrait of 2020 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in old-time fiddle, Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper, 1 of 2
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, and Fiddling
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/"]

1546. Portrait of 2020 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in old-time fiddle, Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.006.10.12.20
Title:
Portrait of 2020 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in old-time fiddle, Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper, 2 of 2
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Fiddling, and 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/"]

1547. 2020 Folklife Apprenticeship participants Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper fiddle together, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.007.10.12.20
Title:
2020 Folklife Apprenticeship participants Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper fiddle together, 1 of 4
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, and 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/"]

1548. 2020 Folklife Apprenticeship participants Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper fiddle together, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeKarperDakota.Photo.008.10.12.20
Title:
2020 Folklife Apprenticeship participants Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper fiddle together, 2 of 4
Date:
2020-10-12
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Fiddling, Old-time music, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddle tunes, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)