Oral history of Dave Bing

Identifier:

4224.BingDave.AudioInt.6.21.17

Title:

Oral history of Dave Bing

Date:

2017-06-21

Creator:

Bing, Dave, 1955-

Contributor:

Hilliard, Emily

Description:

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.

Subject:

Hammons (Family : W. Va.), Fiddling, Augusta Heritage Center, woodworking, Fiddle tunes, Musical instruments, Old-time music, and Bing, Dave, 1955-

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Roane County (W. Va.)

Format:

audio/wav

Language:

English

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection