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Arlie Watson (guitar) and Ora Payne (Watson) (fiddle) perform. Ora plays fiddle and buck dances.

Arlie Watson (guitar) and Ora Payne (Watson) (fiddle) perform "Tom Dooley"; Arlie discusses the history of the events which inspired the song.

Arlie Watson (guitar) and Ora Payne (Watson) (fiddle) perform.

Arlie Watson (guitar) and Ora Payne (Watson) (fiddle) perform. Introduction by Jack Guy.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Dave James (fiddle) and Tab Ward (banjo) perform.

Silent footage from an outdoor event, likely the Daniel Boone Wagon Train, an annual pioneer-themed gathering that took place from 1963 to 1973 in North Carolina's Wilkes and Watauga Counties. Additional footage features Jack Guy and various Beech…

A second film of Beech Creek scenes includes silent footage of Tab Ward, Jack Guy, and others making music, walking, posing, dancing, and demonstrating Guy's handcrafted toys. Additional footage includes shots of the landscape, houses and buildings…

Scenes from Beech Creek, North Carolina, 1960s, from the collection of Jack Guy.

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Tab Ward and Dave James of the Beech Mountain Ramblers, in front of Tab Ward's spring house on Beech Mountain.

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The Beech Mountain Ramblers in front of Tab Ward's spring house on Beech Mountain. Left to right: Tab Ward, Dave James, Russell Ward, and John Sipe.

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Buna Hicks, Tab Ward, and an unidentified child at Tab Ward's home.

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Jack Guy with fiddle, Tab Ward with banjo, an unidentified woman, and Ora Watson at Tab Ward's home.
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