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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/"]%

25. 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.)
["\"I'm gonna try an old tune here that Jenes Cottrell used to play-- an old fella from Deadfall Run up in Clay County.\" West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa performs \"Cherry River Line\" on banjo 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/"]%

26. Jim Costa performs "Cherry River Line" on banjo at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.003.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "Cherry River Line" on banjo at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Cottrell, Jenes, Fiddle tunes
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Dave Bing is a fiddler and fiddle maker from Melissa, West Virginia, outside of Huntington. He now lives in Harmony in Roane County, West Virginia with his wife. As a young man, he spent time learning from many elder fiddlers in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including the Hammons Family of Pocahontas County. Dave Bing has been a member of numerous old-time bands such as The Bing Brothers with his brothers Tim Bing and Mike Bing, Gandydancer with Gerry Milnes, and The High Ridge Ramblers with Mark Payne and Andrew Dunlap."]%

27. Dave Bing plays the fiddle tune "Golden Star Hornpipe"

Identifier:
4224.DaveBing.Video.002.6.21.17
Title:
Dave Bing plays the fiddle tune "Golden Star Hornpipe"
Date:
2017-06-21
Creator:
Bing, Dave, 1955-
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Hammons (Family : W. Va.), Old-time music, Bing, Dave, 1955-, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)

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28. Oral history of Mark Fields

Identifier:
4224.FieldsMark.AudioInt.3.18.20
Title:
Oral history of Mark Fields
Date:
2020-03-18
Creator:
Fields, Mark
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Video games--Design, West Virginia--Fiction, Tourism and the arts, West Virginia--History, Video gamers, Video games
Location:
Columbus (Ohio), Charleston (W. Va.)
["Mark Fields (b. 1975, Columbus, Ohio) is a resident of Columbus, OH and Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit West Virginia with his son, both prior to the games release. After the games release, Fields, his girlfriend, and son made another trip to West Virginia to experience the Fasnacht celebration in the Randolph County Swiss community of Helvetia, which is featured in Fallout 76.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]%

29. Transcript of oral history of Mark Fields

Identifier:
4224.FieldsMark.IntTranscript.3.18.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Mark Fields
Date:
2020-02-18
Creator:
Fields, Mark
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Video games, Tourism and the arts, Video games--Design, Apocalyptic art, West Virginia--History, West Virginia--Fiction, Video gamers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Columbus (Ohio)
["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/"]%

30. Alphorn music and fahnenschwingen (Swiss flag twirling) at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.Video.001.9.10.16
Title:
Alphorn music and fahnenschwingen (Swiss flag twirling) at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Swiss Americans, Helvetia (W. Va.), Alphorn
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/"]%

31. Helvetian children performing Swiss folk dance at the Helvetia Community Fair, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.Video.002.9.10.16
Title:
Helvetian children performing Swiss folk dance at the Helvetia Community Fair, 1 of 3
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk dancing, Swiss, Swiss Americans, 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/"]%

32. Helvetian children performing Swiss folk dance at the Helvetia Community Fair, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.Video.003.9.10.16
Title:
Helvetian children performing Swiss folk dance at the Helvetia Community Fair, 1 of 3
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk dancing, Swiss, Swiss Americans, 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/"]%

33. Helvetian children performing Swiss folk dance at the Helvetia Community Fair, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.Video.004.9.10.16
Title:
Helvetian children performing Swiss folk dance at the Helvetia Community Fair, 3 of 3
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Swiss Americans, Folk dancing, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.)
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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34. Oral history of Kristy Henson

Identifier:
4224.HensonKristy.AudioInt.3.25.20
Title:
Oral history of Kristy Henson
Date:
2020-03-25
Creator:
Henson, Kristy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Video games--Design, Apocalyptic art, Video games, Video gamers, Helvetia (W. Va.), Parades, Festivals, Carnival masks, Carnival, Tourism and the arts, West Virginia--Fiction
Location:
Buckhannon (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.)
["Kristy Henson is an assistant professor of forensic science at Fairmont State University and a Fallout 76 gamer. She is originally from southern Ohio, but has lived in Buckhannon, WV for 5 years. She attended Helvetias Fasnacht celebration in 2019 based on her experience in the game, and made a papier-mch owl mask inspired by one of the Fasnacht masks in Fallout 76. In this interview, she speaks about how playing the game has informed her understanding of West Virginia culture and geography. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]%

35. Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson

Identifier:
4224.HensonKristy.IntTranscript.3.25.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson
Date:
2020-03-25
Creator:
Henson, Kristy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Carnival, Winter festivals, Video games--Design, Video gamers, Video games, Carnival masks, West Virginia--Fiction, Apocalyptic art, Helvetia (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Buckhannon (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."]%

36. 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:
Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Critton Hollow Stringband, Banjo
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)