Preacher LaFon dulcimer Braxton County, WV

Archive Reference: GM S1296 Description: Dulcimer made by “Preacher” LaFon from Sugar Creek Braxton County. The instrument features an hourglass […]

Archive Reference: GM S1296

Description: Dulcimer made by “Preacher” LaFon from Sugar Creek Braxton County. The instrument features an hourglass shape and is made from cherry wood, with a darker walnut neck.

Photographed by: Gerry Milnes

Date: March 1989

Location: Braxton County, WV

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.

Categories: Dulcimer, Milnes Collection Photography, Traditional Music
Tags: #BraxtonCounty, #dulcimer, #instrumentcollections, #OldTime, #Traditions

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