Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival.

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The Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival was an annual event held at Appalachian State University in the 1980s. The Festival featured local and regional craftsman and musicians. Appalachian graduate student Mary Greene organized these festivals. Featured musicians include Ora Watson, Frank Proffitt, Jr., Glen Bolick, Stanley Hicks, Blue Ridge Ramblers, old time string band Walnut Hill, bluegrass band Timberline, and the Watauga County High School Mountain Music Club. Featured crafts include leatherwork, chairs, woodcarvings, quilts and cornshuck dolls.

From the description of Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival tapes 1984-1987. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 50595091

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creatorOf Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival. Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival tapes 1984-1987. Appalachian State University, ASU
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associatedWith Appalachian State University. corporateBody
associatedWith Appalachian State University. W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Blue Ridge Ramblers (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Bolick, Glen. person
associatedWith Greene, Mary. person
associatedWith Hicks, Stanley, 1911-1989. person
associatedWith Proffitt, Frank, 1946- person
associatedWith Timberline (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Walnut Hill (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Watauga High School (N.C.). Mountain Music Club. corporateBody
associatedWith Watson, Ora. person
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Appalachian Region, Southern
North Carolina--Watauga County
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Musicians
Bluegrass music
Folk music
Handicraft
Old-time music
Storytelling
Tales
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Active 1984

Active 1987

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