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GENERAL CREDITS
Carolina Music Ways
thanks the North Carolina Arts Council and The Winston-Salem Foundation for funding this project.  Thanks also to the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments for their valuable technical assistance and to PAVE Creative Group in Winston-Salem for designing and building this site.

PHOTO CREDITS
Thanks to the following people and organizations for the photos on this web site:

Home Page: Color photo on left, courtesy of Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers / Color photo center: by Rom Ray courtesy of Fiddle & Bow Folk Music Society / Black and white center photo of Dr. Fred Tanner playing coronet, courtesy of Dr. Fred Tanner

About Us Section
Who We Are: Left photo of Mel Jones &His Bag of Bones by Marshall Tyler ©2003. For more photographs see www.MarshallTyler.com / Center photo by Lenny Cohen, ©2000, Paul Brown (l), Joe Robinson (r) / Right photo of backup singers for Bishop John Heath by Marshall Tyler ©2003.

What We Do: Left photo by Elizabeth Carlson, 2001: from left: Mr. Cary Cain, Mr. Joe Robinson, Dr. Fred Tanner / Center photo of CMW Festival at Old Salem by Marshall Tyler ©2003 / Right photo by Elizabeth Carlson, 2001, from left Lisa Sutphin, Kirk Sutphin, Terri McMurray

Where We Live: (left to right) "Three Hat Mountain Rock Barn" photo by Olivia Bruff, courtesy Tourism Development Partnership for Davidson County / "Midway Parade" photo by Linda Zink, courtesy Tourism Development Partnership for Davidson County / photo courtesy Hanging Rock State Park / photo of Trade Street by Elizabeth Carlson, 2003 / photo of Yadkin River by David Long, 2000


History Section
The Colonial Period: Top image: detail of Joshua Fry- Peter Jefferson map,
1755

Early Moravians: Top image courtesy of Wachovia Historical Society / woodcut by Hayes Henderson from Organs in the Wilderness by Charles G. Vardell, The Moravian Music Foundation, 1993
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Early Transitional African American Music: Top image of Blind Boy Fuller courtesy of the Southern Folklife Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Bottom photo of Preston Fulp ©1995 Kevin Hoppe, courtesy Music Maker Foundation, www.musicmaker.org

Later African American Traditional Music:  Widely circulated period publicity photo of The Five Royales: from left to right: Obadiah Carter, John Tanner, Sr., Lowman Pauling (top), James Moore and Otto Jeffries

Northwest Piedmont Stringband Musicians in the Dawn of Hillbilly Recordings:  Top photo courtesy of the Collections of the Library of Congress, (left to right: Jeeter Gentry, Ernest Thompson, Bill Henseley)

Music Makers In The Schools:  Photos courtesy of Mrs. Bernard Foy

The Influence of Radio: 2nd photo of Uncle Joe Johnson & Pretty Blue-Eyed Odessa courtesy of  Ralph Epperson and WPAQ; 3rd image of  Oscar “Daddy-Oh” Alexander courtesy of Mutter Evans at WAAA,
www.WAAA980.com


Genres Section:
Moravain Page: Left photo courtesy Good Shepherd Moravian Church, Kernersville, NC / Right photo by Marshall Tyler ©2002,
www.MarshallTyler.com

Old-time Stringband Page: Left photo courtesy Lisa Sutphin, (left to right Eddie Bond, Lisa Sutphin, Kirk Sutphin) / Right photo of fiddler Dean Maines, courtesy Denton Old-time Square Dance

Blues Page: Left photo courtesy Charles Green / Right photo courtesy Mel Jones

Gospel Page: Left photo of the Redd Family by Elizabeth Carlson, 2003 / Right photo courtesy Tim and Timmy LeBeau

Jazz Page: Left photo by Kevin Lyons, 2003 / Right photo courtesy of Joe Robinson

Bluegrass Page: Left photo courtesyof  Mocksville Old-time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Convention / Right photo same source


Events Section
Weekly Events:
Gospel Singing, Bluegrass Music and Square Dancing at Lawrence Prevette's: Top photo by Marshall Tyler ©2003,
www.MarshallTyler.com / Bottom photos courtesy of  Lawrence Prevette

Bluegrass and Gospel Singing at Roy's Music Company in Thomasville: Photos courtesy of Roy Sowers
 
Contradance at the Vintage Theater: Photo courtesy Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers

Music at the Speakeasy Jazz: Photos courtesy Speakeasy Jazz

July Sunset Sounds: Photo courtesy Arts United of Davidson County

Thursday Evening Jams at the Andy Griffith Playhouse: Photos courtesy Julie Pharr, Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce

Open Bluegrass and Old-time Music Jam at Sheffield's Music Hall: Photos by Marshall Tyler, ©2003

4th Street Jazz and Blues: Photos courtesy Winston-Salem Events

Bluegrass, Gospel & Country Music Opry at the Pollirosa: Photos by Marshall Tyler ©2003 (top photo is Tim Allen Cain)

Bluegrass Jam at the White Rock Civic Club: Photos by Bebe Somerville ©2003

Gospel Performance at Master's Loft Bookstore: Photo courtesy Master's Loft

Music in the Park at Hanging Rock State Park: Photos courtesy of Hanging Rock State Park

Music Jams at Windsor’s Crossroads: Photos by Bud Martin

Music and Dance at Porky’s Pit: Photos by Holbert Hall

Music at the Sawbriar Acoustic Stage: Photo of the Cagle Family Band, 
www.caglefamilybluegrass.com, courtesy of Cammie Collier

Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel Music at Hillbilly Hideaway: Drawing and photos courtesy of Sam Bray

O-Henry’s Restaurant Music and Dance: Photos courtesy of Judy and Joseph Henry Bowman

WPAQ’s “Merry-Go-Round” and Jam Sessions: 1st and 2nd photos by Elizabeth Carlson; 2nd and 3rd photos courtesy of Julie Pharr, Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce

Monthly Events
Friday Night On Main: Photo courtesy of the Stokes County Arts Council

Piedmont Swing Dance Society Swing Dance:  Photo courtesy of the Piedmont Swing Dance Society

Tim Frye’s Pickin’ on the Creek: Photos courtesy of Tim Frye

Blue Ridge Jamboree: Photos courtesy of Julie Pharr, Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce

Old-time Square Dance at the Denton Civic Center: Photos courtesy of Denton Old-time Square Dance


Annual Events
February: Monthly featured photo courtesy of the Piedmont Swing Dance Society /Tommy Jarrell Festival: 3rd photo of Tommy Jarrell by David Holt, courtesy of the Surry Arts Council; all other photos by Hobart Jones, courtesy of the Surry Arts Council

March: Monthly featured photo by Marshall Tyler, ©2003,
www.MarshallTyler.com

April: Annual Fundraiser at the Walnut Cove Colored School/Senior Center: top photo of the Rising Star Church Choir by Elizabeth Carlson, 2003 / middle photo by Elizabeth Carlson, 2003 / bottom photo of the Marshall Brothers band by Elizabeth Carlson, 2003 /Yadkinville Bluegrass Contest and Fiddler’s Convention: photos courtesy Robert Steelman / Easter Sunrise Service of the Moravian Church:  photo courtesy The Moravian Music Foundation

May: Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival at Denton Farm Park: Top photo courtesy Denton Farm Park, bottom photo by Harold Benfield courtesy of Doyle Lawson / MayFest in Pilot Mountain: Poster and photos courtesy of Charlotte Adkins/ Old-time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Convention in Mocksville: Photo courtesy of Old-time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Convention

June: Monthly featured event photo of Billy Ray Cyrus courtesy Sam Bray / Masonic Picnics: photos by Elizabeth Carlson / Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention: Photos courtesy of Julie Pharr, Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce / Backyard Blues Festival at SECCA: Poster courtesy SECCA; photo of Peter May by Sally Council, 2001/ Heritage Days in Boonville: Photos courtesy of Janet Matthews

July: Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion at Denton FarmPark: Top photo courtesy Lexington Convention & Visitors Bureau; other photos courtesy Denton FarmPark / July 3rd Piedmont Antique Power Association's Bluegrass Celebration: Photos by Bruce Rich/ God & Country Day in East Bend: Photos courtesy of John Norman

August: Monthly featured event photo courtesy of Winston-Salem Events

September: Center Fair: Poster courtesy Center Fair; photos courtesy The Cockman Family,
www.cockmanfamily.com / FolkFest at Reynolda House - photos courtesy of Fiddle & Bow Folk Music Society / Apple Festival at Historic Bethabara Park:  Photo by Sally Council, 2001 / Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival:  Photo on homepage  and 1st and 3rd photos courtesy of The Cockman Family, www.cockmanfamily.com; Center photo courtesy of Randy Fulk, www.randyfulk.com/ Stokes Stomp:  Photos courtesy of Stokes County Arts Council / Mayberry Days: Photos courtesy of Julie Pharr, Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce / Annual Homecoming at the Pollirosa Restaurant: Photos courtesy of Marshall Tyler ©2003 / Everybody’s Day in Thomasville:: Photos courtesy Doug Croft, Thomasville Chamber of Commerce

October:  Monthly featured photo courtesy The Barbecue Festival / Sonker Festival at the Edwards Franklin House: Photos courtesy Robert and Cama Merrit / Autumn Leaves Festival: Photos courtesy Julie Pharr, Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce / KingFest in King Central Park: Photos courtesy King Chamber of Commerce / Fall Fundraiser at the Senior's Country Store in Welcome:  Photo courtesy of Edna Prentis / Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival; Photos courtesy Elkin Jonesville Chamber of Commerce/ Corn Shucking Frolic at Horne Creek Living Historical Farm: Photos courtesy of Horne Creek / The Barbecue Festival:  Photos courtesy of The Barbecue Festival

November: Christmas in Danbury: Flyer and photos courtesy of the Stokes County Arts Council

December: Christmas with LeBeaus Tim & Timmy: Photo courtesy of  the LeBeaus / North Carolina Black Repertory Company of Black Nativity:  Photos courtesy of  the North Carolina Black Repertory Theater


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