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George "Wild Child" Butler (Craig Legg's ARM 209)
Painting of Charles "Wild Child" Butler by Craig Legg, 2023. #209 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.
"'Folk Toys' Production Is Fascinating Art" (1961)
"'Folk Toys' Production Is Fascinating Art," Statesville [NC] Record and Landmark, January 21, 1961."Beech Creek Folk Carving Themselves Into Business," AshvilleCitizen Times, Feburary 5, 1961.
"'Money ain't no good': Banjos, dulcimers bring cash, but music is mountain man's currency" (1980)
"'Money ain't no good': Banjos, dulcimers bring cash, but music is mountain man's currency,"Charlotte News, March 13, 1980.
"A Dulcimer Renaissance Revives An Antique Art" (1963)
John Parris, "A Dulcimer Renaissance Revives An Antique Art," Asheville Citizen-Times, July 28, 1963.Also in this clipping: Guy Fraser Harrison conducts the Oklahoma City Symphony at Asheville, North Carolina's Summer Concert Series.
"A Far-Away Look In His Eye: No Question About It; Stanley Hicks Is A Mountain Man" (1971)
W. K. Lee, Jr., "A Far-Away Look In His Eye: No Question About It; Stanley Hicks Is A Mountain Man,"Greensboro Daily News, June 13, 1971.
"A Mountain Man And His Magic Tales" (1989)
Jeri Fischer, "A Mountain Man And His Magic Tales,"Charlotte Observer, February 12, 1989.
"Appalachian People Topic of Meeting" (1959)
"Appalachian People Topic of Meeting," Winston-Salem Journal, November 15, 1959.
"Beech Creek Whimmydiddles" (1962)
"Beech Creek Whimmydiddles," High Point Enterprise, December 23, 1962.
"Beech Mountain To Hold Annual Storytelling Festival" (1990)
"Beech Mountain To Hold Annual Storytelling Festival,"Asheville Times, June 22, 1990.
"Birmingham" George Conner (Craig Legg's ARM 281)
Painting of "Birmingham" George Conner by Craig Legg, 2023. #281 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.
"Craftsman Carves Out A Place On Mountain" (1965)
Owen Lewis, "Craftsman Carves Out A Place On Mountain,"Greensboro Daily News, August 15, 1965.
"Craftsmen's Fair Bigger and Better" (1963)
Beverly Wolter, "Craftsmen's Fair Bigger and Better,"Winston-Salem Journal, July 16, 1963.
"Dulcimers Are His First Love" (1976)
"Dulcimers Are His First Love,"Winston-Salem Journal, February 21, 1976.
"Fess" Whatley and Black AFM Delegates, 1937
John T. “Fess” Whatley with other Black delegates to the 42nd annual convention of the American Federations of Musicians, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937. Barred from participating in Birmingham’s white musicians’ union, Whatley co-founded Local 733 for…
"Fiddle and Clog" / "Mr. Bascom" (1971)
Photos and captions: "Fiddle and Clog" / "Mr. Bascom,"Asheville Citizen-Times, August 1, 1971.
"Folk Toys Continue To Intrigue Young, Old Alike In Mountains" / "Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle" (1970)
Paul Phillips, "Folk Toys Continue To Intrigue Young, Old Alike In Mountains,"Durham Sun, June 2, 1970.Paul Phillips, "Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle,"Durham Morning Herald Sun, July 19, 1970.
"Folk Toys Now a Big Business" (1962)
"Folk Toys Now a Big Business," Raleigh News and Observer, December 23, 1962.
"Folk Toys Popular Around the Country" (1959)
"Folk Toys Popular Around the Country," Raleigh News and Observer, October 18, 1959.
"Folk-Singing In Boone: Mountains Echo To Twanging Guitars" (1965)
Joann Coker, "Folk-Singing In Boone: Mountains Echo To Twanging Guitars," Charlotte Observer, August 21, 1965.
"Hand-crafted banjos are a labor of love" (1983)
Jerry Bledsoe, "Hand-crafted banjos are a labor of love,"Greensboro Daily News, November 13, 1983.