NewsSkip Herman – Folklife Fieldnotes Episode 2
Skip Herman is a world-renowned instrument repairman from Frog Level Guitar Shop in Abingdon, Virginia. This podcast is produced in partnership with WMRA.
NewsQ&A with #VaBook2022 Poster Artist Aijung Kim
Aijung Kim, illustrator of the official 2022 Festival artwork, is a Virginia artist, living and working in Richmond. We were thrilled for the chance to work with her to create …
NewsSeries Intro – Folklife Fieldnotes Episode 1
WMRA’s Chris Boros at Pat Jarrett from The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities preview what’s to come on Folklife Fieldnotes.
NewsNew Virginia State Folklorist Announced
Katy Clune will be the new State Folklorist and director of the Virginia Folklife Program.
NewsWalter “Skip” Herman and K.T. Vandyke
Walter “Skip” Herman learned to build guitars from “Uncle” Dave Sturgill around the same time Wayne Henderson did, but Herman became known for his repair skills.
NewsThe Earl of Indian Valley
Earl White shares his knowledge about music in a “formally informal” jam situation at his old time music camp.
NewsTo Be Seen and Belong:
There’s a fresh mural, finished just last October, on the north wall in Virginia Humanities’ new Dairy Market headquarters. The color palette features warm earth tones–browns, oranges, reds–an almost perfect contrast to the cool blues and creams in the surrounding decor. But for the subgroup of Virginia Humanities staff and board members that made up our Community Engagement Committee, the most important aspect of the mural wasn’t how it would make the space look, but how it would make the space feel.
NewsFilm Festival Showcases Native Perspectives
Q&A with Pocahontas Reframed’s festival director Bradby Brown
In the five years since the inception of The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival, it has grown to become the largest Native American film festival on the East Coast. Scroll through the program roster, and the secret to the festival’s success becomes obvious.
NewsWomen on Screen
The Twittersphere isn’t just venting about plot twists and love interests — sometimes there are bigger issues at hand.
NewsCatching up with Virginia Folklife Artists the Wildmans
Hear from a Southwest Virginia string band putting their own spin on Appalachian old-time music
NewsEddie Bond and Andrew Small
Eddie Bond is a fixture at fiddlers’ conventions and jam sessions around southwest Virginia. If he’s not leading the weekly jam at the Fries theater or on the tailgate of …
