Albert Hash
Whitetop, Virginia native Albert Hash was a masterful mechanic who built fiddles and other instruments,...
Type: Historic Artists
“Historic Artist” designates one who is deceased but whose legacy continues to influence and inspire new generations.
Kyle Creed
"I don't believe in building nothing I'd be ashamed to own," Kyle Creed said in...
Amanda Crowe
Like many traditional artists, Cherokee carver Amanda Crowe first learned her craft by watching others....
Bertie Dickens
Born in Grayson County, Virginia, in 1902, Bertie Dickens lived most of her life in...
Jane Hicks Gentry
Known as "a singer among singers," Jane Hicks Gentry had an amazing repertoire of songs,...
Earnest East
Earnest East was a prominent member of a remarkable tradition of string band music that...
Dillard Chandler
Dillard Chandler was born in a log cabin in the Number Ten Township of Madison...
Gaither Carlton
Gaither Carlton, a native of Wilkes County, North Carolina, was an old-time fiddle and banjo...
Goingback Chiltosky
Cherokee tribal elder Goingback Chiltosky was a master woodcarver who influenced several generations of carvers....
The Church Brothers
The Church Brothers and their Blue Ridge Ramblers were a bluegrass band from Wilkes County,...
Fred Cockerham
Fred Cockerham was one of the most highly regarded musicians to come out of the...
Clarence (Tom) Ashley
Born Clarence Earl McCurry in Bristol, Tennessee, Tom Ashley, as he came to be called,...
