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Community member tributes at Ole Rex's Pickin' Park, Henderson, Alabama. Photo by Burgin Mathews, 2022.

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Aunt Bertha Robinson was born in Jackson County, Alabama, near the community of Lem Rock, in 1904; the family moved to nearby New Market when she was seven or eight years old. She picked up and adapted her distinctive two-finger picking style from a…

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Banjo player, Splunge Creek Bluegrass Festival, Winston County, Alabama, 1998. Photo by Burgin Mathews.

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Brief interview with Byron Berline (1944-2021), conducted by Darwin Lee Hill at Christ Church, Poughkeepsie, New York, July 31, 2020.

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Brief nterview with Danny Paisley, conducted by Darwin Lee Hill after a performance by Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, United Methodist Church, Hyde Park, New York, April 4, 2009.

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Photograph of Darwin Lee Hill and James Reams at WHVW, Poughkeepsie, New York. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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Photograph of Darwin Lee Hill with James Reams and the Barnstormers. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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Photograph of Darwin Lee Hill with Jim and Jesse McReynolds. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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Photograph of Darwin Lee Hill and Jimmy Martin. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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Brief interview with Dick Bowden of the Old-Time Bluegrass Singers, recorded at the Sugar & Spice Café, Poughkeepsie, New York, March 5, 2011.

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Brief interview with Eric Gibson of the Gibson Brothers bluegrass band, conducted at the Poughkeepsie Day School by Darwin Lee Hill, April 17, 2010, Poughkeepsie, New York.

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Two brief interviews with Greg Cahill of Special Consensus, recorded by Darwin Lee Hill after live performances by the band: November 20, 2009 at the Poughkeepsie Day School and October 19, 2013 at Christ Church, both in Poughkeepsie, New York.

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DLH : Howard Vokes Transcript.pdf
Interview with Howard Vokes (1931-2018), recorded by Darwin Lee Hill at the home of Howard Vokes, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Vokes and Hill are joined by Vokes’ old friend, the country artist Hank King.Interview concludes at 32:40 and is followed…

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Brief interview with James King, conducted by Darwin Lee Hill after a performance at the United Methodist Church, Hyde Park, New York, March 15, 2008.

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Three brief interviews with James Reams and The Barnstormers, conducted by Darwin Lee Hill at live shows in the Hudson Valley of New York, 2002-2015.Darwin Lee Hill interviews James Reams at the Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale, New York, April 6, 2002.…

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Brief interview with bluegrass guitarist and bandleader Josh Williams, recorded by Darwin Lee Hill during intermission at a performance at Temple Beth-el in Poughkeepsie, New York, October 20, 2010.

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Brief interview with Junior Sisk, conducted by Darwin Lee Hill after a performance at the Sugar & Spice Café, Poughkeepsie, New York, September 4, 2010.

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DLH : Kenny Baker Transcript.pdf
Interview with Kenny Baker (1926-2011), recorded by Darwin Lee Hill, July 29, 2004. One of bluegrass music’s most revered and influential fiddlers, Baker is best known for his long-running career with Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys.A complete print…

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Interview with Mac Miller, conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, October 13, 2015.

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Monument to Rex Locklar, "The Father of Henderson Bluegrass," at Ole Rex's Pickin' Park, Henderson, Alabama. Photo 2022 by Burgin Mathews.

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