Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
- Identifier:
- 4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmann.IntTranscript.7.19.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
- Date:
- 2016-07-19
- Creator:
- Herrmann, Sam and Herrmann, Joe
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Description:
- 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.Interviewers note:Interview with Sam and Joe Herrmann of Critton Hollow String Band on the back porch of their home in Critton Hollow, Paw Paw, West Virginia. Sam was knitting a childs sweater during the interview.
- Subject:
- Dulcimer, Old-time music, Rizzetta, Sam, Folk music--West Virginia, Critton Hollow Stringband, Sheep farming, Knitters (Persons), Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, and Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music
- Rights:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Language:
- English
- Source:
- A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection