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Cecil Sharp

In 1915 Cecil Sharp, an important collector of traditional English ballads, was informed that many Appalachian singers were singing old English songs …

Shape notes were invented in the late 18th century to simplify teaching people to sight-read unaccompanied sacred musical scores. They were called shape notes because, instead of drawing all of the music scale’s seven notes with round shapes, each note was...

Stecoah Valley Center, 2011

Mountain Heritage Award

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center (Organizational Recipient) Built of native rock with the skill and labor of many local residents, Stecoah Union School in Graham County opened to its first students in 1926. After 68 years of serving as a center of the...

Gar Mosteller and Doyle Barker, 2008

Mountain Heritage Award

The Mountain Heritage Awards Each year at the Mountain Heritage Day celebration, Western Carolina University presents Mountain Heritage Awards to individuals and organizations in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the preservation or interpretation of...

Young Adult Choir, Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church, 2001

Mountain Heritage Award

Mountain Heritage Award Comments SEPT. 29, 2001 Winner: Young Adult Choir of Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church. Accepting Award: choir director Cornell Proctor The Young Adult Choir of Asheville’s Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church has carried on the tradition...

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Cecil Sharp

Shape Notes

Stecoah Valley Center, 2011

Gar Mosteller and Doyle Barker, 2008

Young Adult Choir, Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church, 2001

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