Jim Webb

Jim Webb

male
poet, writer, American, appalachia, Sandy New Era, Elmo's Haven
Wiley Quixote is the literary creation of Appalachian poet, playwright, and essayist Jim Webb. Wiley Quixote first appeared as author of the...
Sharyn McCrumb

Sharyn McCrumb

female, 61 years old
Appalachian culture, University of North Carolina, Agatha Award winner, from Wilmington, North Carolina, Science fiction fandom, Crime fiction writer…appalachia
Sharyn McCrumb (born Sharyn Elaine Arwood February 26, 1948, Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American writer whose books celebrate the history...
Erik Reece

Erik Reece

male
John J. Cox, Davenport, Riverhead Books, My Muse Was Supposed to Meet Me Here, the nation, A Balance of Quinces…appalachia
Erik Reece is a lecturer at the University of Kentucky, teaching environmental journalism. Reece was born & bred in Louisville, Kentucky. He has...
Ann Pancake

Ann Pancake

female
novelist, Potomac Highlands, Jolo, West Virginia writer, short stories, dirt…appalachia
Ann Pancake is an American fiction writer and essayist. She has published short stories and essays describing the people and atmosphere of...
Richard Chase

Richard Chase

male, 105 years old
American, Jack tales, The Jack Tales, Hullabaloo, and Other Singing Folk Games, Grandfather Tales American-English Folk Tales, folktales…appalachia
Richard Chase, an American folklorist, was an authority on English-American folklore. He was born on February 15, 1904, near Huntsville, Alabama,...
Dock Boggs

Dock Boggs

male, deceased (1971)
frailing, Appalachian culture, appalachia, banjo, Old-time musician, African-American
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…appalachia
Bruce Molsky (b. Manhattan, New York, 1955) is an American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, and singer. He primarily performs old-time music of...
John McCutcheon

John McCutcheon

male, 57 years old
quaker, Fast Folk artist, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, hammered dulcimer, autoharp, Jew's harp…appalachia
Wisconsin native John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced over...
Wilma Dykeman

Wilma Dykeman

female, deceased (2006)
writer, American, appalachia, Tennessee writer, nonfiction
Wilma Dykeman Stokely (born May 20, 1920 - died December 22, 2006) was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction whose works chronicled the...
John Jacob Niles

John Jacob Niles

male, deceased (1980)
From Kentucky, From Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, Folk-song collector, lyon, Folk singer…appalachia
John Jacob Niles (b. Louisville, Kentucky, April 28, 1892; d. Lexington, Kentucky, March 1, 1980) was an American composer, singer, and collector...