The Augusta Archive
A one-of-a-kind living collection of Appalachian songs, tunes and collective knowledge from masters old and new.
Tunes on the Tracks: My Time at the October Old-Time Retreat
Last weekend my senses were flooded by the sound of fiddles, the sight of flatfooting,…
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…
Cajun & Creole and Classic Country Week (Summer Heritage Workshops 2025)
Cajun & Creole Concert + Honky Tonk Dance
Cajun & Country Concert + Cajun Dance
Bluegrass & Vocal Week (Summer Heritage Workshops 2025)
Concert feat. Vocal Week Staff + Honky Tonk Dance
Bluegrass Extravaganza Concert + Square Dance
Blues & Old-Time Week (Summer Heritage Workshops 2025)
Blues & Old-Time Concert + Blues Dance
Blues & Old-Time Concert + Square Dance
Cajun & Creole and Classic Country Week (Summer Heritage Workshops 2025)
Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV
Cajun & Creole and Classic Country Week (Summer Heritage Workshops 2025)
Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV