Tommy Jarrell

Tommy Jarrell

male, deceased (1985)
Round Peak, motor grader, North Carolina Highway System, North Carolina Highway Department, Grader, National Endowment for the Arts…old-time music, Old-time musician
Tommy Jarrell (born Thomas Jefferson Jarrell, Surry County, North Carolina, March 1, 1901, United States; d. January 28, 1985, United States) was...
Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch

female, 42 years old
From Nashville, Tennessee, harmony, guitar, From Nashville, from New York City, Americana…old-time music, Berklee College of Music alumni, old time, folk music, bluegrass music
Gillian Welch (born October 2 1967 in New York City) is a singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, neotraditional...
Dock Boggs

Dock Boggs

male, deceased (1971)
frailing, Appalachian culture, appalachia, banjo, Old-time musician, African-American…bluegrass music, old-time music, old-time, Anthology of American Folk Music
Moran Lee "Dock" Boggs (February 7,1898-February 7, 1971) was an influential old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player. His style of play, as...
Bruce Molsky

Bruce Molsky

male, 54 years old
From Beacon, New York, Mozaic, Fiddlers 4, banjoist, old-time music, blues…Old-time musician
Bruce Molsky (b. Manhattan, New York, 1955) is an American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, and singer. He primarily performs old-time music of...
Roscoe Holcomb

Roscoe Holcomb

male, deceased (1981)
acappella, Old Regular Baptist, Stanley Brother, bluegrass music, hymns, bluegrass…old-time music, Appalachian folk music
Roscoe Holcomb (1911-1981) was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky. A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music,...

Bob Carlin

male, 56 years old
from New York City, Frets Magazine, Cheick Hamala Diabate, Music of Mali, clawhammer, old-time…old-time music, Old-time musician
Bob Carlin (b. 1953 in New York City) is an American old-time banjo player and singer. Carlin performs primarily in the clawhammer style of banjo....
Brad Leftwich

Brad Leftwich

male
From Bloomington, rounder, old-time, banjoist, old-time music, fiddle…Old-time musician
Brad Leftwich is a prominent American old-time fiddle and banjo player and teacher. He is originally from Oklahoma. Leftwich was a founding member...
Wade Ward

Wade Ward

male, deceased (1971)
from Virginia, banjo, Old-time musician, smithsonian institution, American, gibson…old-time music
Wade Ward (1892-1971) was an American old-time music fiddler and banjoist from Independence, Virginia. He was especially renowned for his...
Rayna Gellert

Rayna Gellert

female
banjo, Old-time musician, fiddler, American, fiddle, old-time music
Rayna Gellert is an American fiddler and singer specializing in old-time music. She was born and raised in northern Indiana. Her father is the...
Alan Jabbour

Alan Jabbour

male, 67 years old
Henry Reed, American, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, folklorist, old-time music…Brevard Music Festival Orchestra, folk music
Alan Jabbour (born 1942) is an American musician and folklorist. Jabbour was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and was educated in Jacksonville public...