A bearded man wearing denim overalls, a buttoned up shirt, and a serious expression holds a fiddle and bow. He was likely a participant in the "Champion of Dixie" regional fiddle contest held at a Ford dealership in Louisville on January...
A girl wearing a calico dress and holding a bonnet sits between two boys wearing overalls, one of whom is playing the fiddle. A basket with a drinking gourd sits on the ground. Title supplied by cataloger.
A girl wearing a calico dress and holding a bonnet sits next to two boys wearing overalls, one of whom is playing the fiddle. A basket with a drinking gourd sits at his feet. A frame house is visible in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
A man in a dark suit, possibly J. A. Darnell, plays a fiddle. He was likely a participant in the "Champion of Dixie" regional fiddle contest held at a Ford dealership in Louisville on January 20, 1926.
A man, possibly J. D. Stallings, holds a fiddle and bow. His hat rests on his crossed knee. He wears a medal on his jacket that says, "Winner District Contest (?) Fiddling." He was likely a participant in the "Champion of...
A tall man wearing a sweater holds a guitar, and another man wearing a hat stands with one foot on a chair, holding a fiddle. They are in the yard on a residential block, with houses visible behind them. Part of a series labeled "Floyd County...
A tall man wearing a sweater holds a guitar, and another man wearing a hat stands with one foot on a chair, holding a fiddle. They are in the yard on a residential block, with houses visible behind them. Part of a series labeled "Floyd County...
A tall man wearing a sweater sits holds a guitar, and another man wearing a hat stands beside him, holding a fiddle. They are in the yard on a residential block, with houses visible behind them. Part of a series labeled "Floyd County --...
Chick Thomas plays banjo outdoors, accompanied by another young man (standing) playing guitar, and a man with a mustache playing fiddle. Title supplied by cataloger.
Chick Thomas plays banjo outdoors, accompanied by another young man (standing) playing guitar, and a man with a mustache playing fiddle. Title supplied by cataloger.
Chick Thomas plays banjo outdoors, accompanied by another young man (standing) playing guitar, and the mustached Ed Morrison playing fiddle. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men; Violins; Stringed instruments; Log cabins; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Fiddling blacksmith Bun Oney (sometimes referred to as Bud Oney) sits, holding his fiddle and bow, on the porch of a cabin (probably the site of the American Folk Song Festival). Title supplied by cataloger.
Five men, including Chick Thomas on guitar, Ed Morrison on fiddle, and unidentified musicians on harmonica, banjo, and guitar, perform outside Jean Thomas' brick "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) playing fiddle outdoors, with his feet propped on a woven stool and a basket (containing a drinking gourd) on his right. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) sits in a chair outdoors, playing fiddle. His fiddle case is on the ground beside him. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) sits in a chair outside a log cabin (probably his own, in Rowan County, Kentucky) playing fiddle. Behind him, two men wearing hats and overalls appear to be waiting to do work. A...
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) sits in a chair playing fiddle outside his log cabin in Rowan County, Kentucky. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) sits on a chair playing fiddle outside his log cabin in Rowan County, Kentucky. A basket containing a drinking gourd rests at his feet. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) sits on a chair playing fiddle outside his log cabin in Rowan County, Kentucky. A basket containing a drinking gourd rests at his feet. Title supplied by cataloger.
