The Augusta Archive
A one-of-a-kind living collection of Appalachian songs, tunes and collective knowledge from masters old and new.
The Rise of the Banjo: Part Two of the West Virginia Instrument Anthology
Cover Photo: Horace Weston standing with banjo from 1884 or earlier (Horace Weston 2024). Welcome…
Apple Butter Amateur
Cover Photo: ‘Making Apple Butter the Old Fashioned Way, Webster Co., WV’, 1964 Photograph (WV…
African Origins of the Banjo: Part One of the West Virginia Instrument Anthology
Cover Photo: “Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson, 1893, oil on canvas, 49×35 1/2 inches….
PattyFest 2024: Honoring Patty Looman & the music she loved
COVER PHOTO: Hammered dulcimer from Patty Looman’s collection. Photograph by Gerry Milnes. During an interview…
Patty Looman: “Playing it by Hear”
As PattyFest 2024 in Fairmont approaches, we take a look at Patty Looman’s influence on…
Augusta Heritage Center Presentations at Elkins, West Virginia Elementary Schools
Nadia Tarnawsky teaches children about Ukrainian folk music and dance. Nadia Tarnawsky teaches children about…