Ernest O. Carpenter, born April 10, 1907, at Sutton, West Virginia, died January 23, 1997, was a famous American fiddle player,[1][2] 1988 winner of the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor, at the annual Vandalia Gathering.[3] He is interred near Sutton, West Virginia.
Ernie Carpenter | |
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| Birth name | Ernest O. Carpenter |
| Born | April 10, 1907 Sutton, West Virginia, US |
| Died | January 23, 1997 (aged 89) |
| Genres | Old-time music |
| Instrument | Fiddle |
| Years active | c. 1925–1997 |
References
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- ^ Michael Kline. 2006. "Carpenter Family" in The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Ken Sullivan, ed. Charleston, W.Va.: The West Virginia Humanities Council, pp. 113-114; see also http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/976.
- ^ Gerald Milnes. 1999. Play of a Fiddle, Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia, Lexington, Ky.: The University Press of Kentucky, pp. 35-44.
- ^ West Virginia Division of Culture and History: The Vandalia Award, http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/vandalia2k/erniecarpenter.html.
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