AUGUSTA GALLERY
of WEST VIRGINIA FOLKLIFE
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| FIDDLERS' REUNION |
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Melvin Wine, at 92, fiddling with young admirers at the Augusta Old-Time Fiddler’s Reunion, October 2001. Melvin was the oldest fiddler at the event. (FR1001A) |
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Trying out a fiddle offered by the vendors at the Old-Time Fiddler’s Reunion. FR1001B |
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Eugene Parsons (banjo) and Lester McCumbers at the 2001 Old-Time Fiddler’s Reunion. A Calhoun County fiddler with an archaic style, Lester has been a regular at the event. Eugene Parsons carries on the tradition of his mother Phoeba Parsons, who died in 1991. FR1001C |
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Fans of old-time fiddling enjoying some tunes played from the stage. FR1001D |
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Leland Hall of Braxton County is a regular at the event. His fiddling may be heard on the Augusta recording, Old-Time Fiddling of Braxton County, Volume 1 (AHR-012). FR1001E |
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Boyd Phillips, of Elkins, plays a hoe down at the Old-Time Fiddler’s Reunion. FR1001D |