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![["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]](/thumb/4224GeorgeFrankGeorgeJanePhoto00441916 "F-holes and bridge on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father")
- Identifier:
- 4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.004.4.19.16
- Title:
- F-holes and bridge on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father
- Date:
- 2016-04-19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, woodworking, and Fiddling
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]](/thumb/4224GeorgeFrankGeorgeJanePhoto00541916 "Tailpiece on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father")
- Identifier:
- 4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.005.4.19.16
- Title:
- Tailpiece on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father
- Date:
- 2016-04-19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Fiddling, Old-time music, woodworking, and Folk music--West Virginia
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]](/thumb/4224GeorgeFrankGeorgeJanePhoto00641916 "Chain woodcarving carved by Frank George's father from one piece of wood")
- Identifier:
- 4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.006.4.19.16
- Title:
- Chain woodcarving carved by Frank George's father from one piece of wood
- Date:
- 2016-04-19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- woodworking
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]](/thumb/4224GeorgeFrankGeorgeJanePhoto00741916 "Toy banjo and fiddle made by Frank George's father")
- Identifier:
- 4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.007.4.19.16
- Title:
- Toy banjo and fiddle made by Frank George's father
- Date:
- 2016-04-19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, and woodworking
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]](/thumb/4224GeorgeFrankGeorgeJanePhoto00941916 "Frank George's Civil War-era banjo of walnut, chestnut, and a cow hide head")
- Identifier:
- 4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.009.4.19.16
- Title:
- Frank George's Civil War-era banjo of walnut, chestnut, and a cow hide head
- Date:
- 2016-04-19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Stringed instruments, woodworking, Old-time music, Banjo, and Folk music--West Virginia
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]](/thumb/4224GeorgeFrankGeorgeJanePhoto01041916 "Close-up of Civil War-era banjo belonging to Frank George")
- Identifier:
- 4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.010.4.19.16
- Title:
- Close-up of Civil War-era banjo belonging to Frank George
- Date:
- 2016-04-19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- woodworking, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Stringed instruments, and Banjo
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
