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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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WVU artist-in-residence Ellie Mannette is often considered the "father" of this instrument.
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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This fiddler was named a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow, one of the highest national awards in the arts.
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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Banjo player Sylvia O'Brien was the sister of this traditional musician.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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Which one of the following songs did Boone County native Billy Edd Wheeler NOT write or cowrite?
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This Huntington musician was one of the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, performing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and Marian Anderson.
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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