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Folklore of Banjos: As Told by Jake Blount and Bud Bennett
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- Vohden, Julia
- Bennett, Bud
- Blount, Jake
Folklore of Banjos: As Told by Jake Blount and Bud Bennett
In this project Julia Vohden interviewed Bud Bennett in Radford Virginia, and Jake Blount in Ithaca New York. Both Bennett and Blount are banjo players and both discussed the stories behind their interest in banjos, their perception of the banjo’s history, Joel Walker Sweeney,
African influences on the design of the banjo, ragtime music, Scott Joplin, and major banjo influences. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Vohden, Julia
- Bennett, Bud
- Blount, Jake
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Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia
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- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia
In this project Christy Myers interviewed her grandfather, Kenneth Eugene (Butch) Cottrell at his home in Naoma, West Virginia. Mr. Cottrell told many stories about his life including ones about working in coal mines, growing up in a coal mining community, various house he lived in over the years, hunting, and moonshine. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
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Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia, Audio
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- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia, Audio
In this project Christy Myers interviewed her grandfather, Kenneth Eugene (Butch) Cottrell at his home in Naoma, West Virginia. Mr. Cottrell told many stories about his life including ones about working in coal mines, growing up in a coal mining community, various house he lived in over the years, hunting, and moonshine. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
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Folklore of Banjos: As Told by Jake Blount and Bud Bennett, Audio Part 1
- Creator
- Vohden, Julia
- Bennett, Bud
- Blount, Jake
Folklore of Banjos: As Told by Jake Blount and Bud Bennett, Audio Part 1
In this project Julia Vohden interviewed Bud Bennett in Radford Virginia, and Jake Blount in Ithaca New York. Both Bennett and Blount are banjo players and both discussed the stories behind their interest in banjos, their perception of the banjo’s history, Joel Walker Sweeney,
African influences on the design of the banjo, ragtime music, Scott Joplin, and major banjo influences. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Vohden, Julia
- Bennett, Bud
- Blount, Jake
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Folklore of Banjos: As Told by Jake Blount and Bud Bennett, Audio Part 2
- Creator
- Vohden, Julia
- Bennett, Bud
- Blount, Jake
Folklore of Banjos: As Told by Jake Blount and Bud Bennett, Audio Part 2
In this project Julia Vohden interviewed Bud Bennett in Radford Virginia, and Jake Blount in Ithaca New York. Both Bennett and Blount are banjo players and both discussed the stories behind their interest in banjos, their perception of the banjo’s history, Joel Walker Sweeney,
African influences on the design of the banjo, ragtime music, Scott Joplin, and major banjo influences. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Vohden, Julia
- Bennett, Bud
- Blount, Jake
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Subject
- Appalachia
- Folklore--Appalachia5
- Oral histories--Appalachia5
- Banjos3
- Joplin, Scott, 1868-19173
- Scruggs, Earl.3
- Sweeney, Joel Walker, 1813-18603
- Coal miners2
- Distilling, Illicit.2