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Folklorist Pat Gainer founded this festival in 1950.
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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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During his career, this South Charleston instrument maker made made 86 violins, 14 violas, 65 cellos, one double bass, and six bows.
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In the 1930s and 1940s, this company's employees starred in their own national radio variety program.
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"Walk the Way the Wind Blows" was the first major hit for this native West Virginian.
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Kenova's Michael W. Smith is one of the best-selling artists in this type of music.
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This banjo player was the first woman to receive the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor.
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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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This Boone County crooner was known for offbeat songs such as "Chicken Walk."
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This fiddler from Elizabeth won the 1998 Vandalia Award.
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