Traditional Music

Jim Costa’s banjos

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Four of Jim Costa’s banjos laid out on the porch. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Feb 1989, Summers County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1188.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Sarah Singleton playing fiddle

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Sarah Singleton smiling and playing fiddle. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, April 1990.

archive reference: GM S1439.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Carl Davis photo

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Carl Davis playing lap dulcimer. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Jan 1989, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1351.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Beatrice Metheny with lap dulcimer

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Beatrice Metheny holding lap dulcimer made by Jack Keith of Sugar Creek, Braxton County. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1991, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1338. Link to related content: A ACS 6.201.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Harvey Sampson playing fiddle

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Harvey Sampson from Braxton County playing fiddle. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, July 1991.

archive reference: GM S1223.

The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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