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1. Oral history of Alan "Cathead" Johnston

Identifier:
4224.JohnstonAlan.AudioInt.4.14.16
Title:
Oral history of Alan "Cathead" Johnston
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Johnston, Alan
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Street, Mel, Stringed instruments, Country music, McCoury, Del, 1939-, Goins, Melvin, 1933-, Country music radio stations, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Banjo, and Bluegrass music
Location:
McDowell County (W. Va.) and Welch (W. Va.)

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2. 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."]

3. 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.)