Lauchlin Shaw Collection, 1968-2000

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Lauchlin Shaw Collection, 1968-2000

Lauchlin Shaw Collection, 1968-2000

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/s/Shaw,Lauchlin.html

Lauchlin Nordan Shaw, a third-generation farmer from Anderson Creek Township, Harnett County, N.C., taught himself how to play his father's fiddle when he was ten years old. Shaw traveled and recorded extensively, often with A. C. Overton, his musical partner for 50 years. He was repeatedly honored for his traditional fiddling style and promotion of old-time music. The collection includes sound recordings, many recorded by Lauchlin Shaw's wife, Mary Lily Shaw, at the Shaw residence; notes from 8-track and reel-to-reel tape boxes; and other documentation. Musicians include Apple Chill Cloggers, the Britt Brothers, Virgil Craven, Glenn Davis, Marvin Gaster, Tom Hearn, Wayne Livengood, Margaret Martin, Wayne Martin, Fred Olson, A. C. Overton, Evelyn Shaw, Malcolm Shaw, Robert Temple, and Wade Yates. Scattered throughout the recordings are Christmas carols that were recorded during family gatherings. Also included are handwritten lists of Shaw's musical repertoire and articles about Shaw's musical legacy.

About 310 items (8.0 linear feet)

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.