Kentucky fiddler, banjo player, and National Heritage Fellow Clyde Davenport passed away in February 2020. The National Endowment for the Arts shared the following statement. Clyde Davenport was born October… Read More →
Final Notes
Celebrating the lives of old-time musicians who have passed on
Bill Stewart
The St. Louis old-time music scene, as well as family, coworkers, and friends, were saddened by the passing of old-time fiddler Bill Stewart, 68, on March 14, 2020, after a… Read More →
Kathy World
Our dear friend, and board member and treasurer of the Old-Time Music Group, Inc., for many years, Kathy World, died of liver complications on July 3, 2020. Kathy was from… Read More →
Mike Ramsey
Sometimes our lives become loosely entwined with remarkable people, human beings who possess incredible talents, minds, ideas, and actions. Often we fail to recognize how important they are to our… Read More →
Erwin A. Thompson: The Music Breathed Him
November 9, 1915-March 28, 2015 If you have ever played or heard “John Short’s Tune,” a lively polka, then you have met my father, Erwin A. Thompson. He passed the… Read More →
Helen White
On October 14, 2019, Helen White died at the age of 69. The Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) Program, which she founded, shared this remembrance. The mountains are still with a… Read More →
Donna Kirk Correll
The Southwest Virginia old-time music community lost a long-time enthusiast, performer, and contributor when Donna Kirk Correll, 61, passed away on January 19, 2019, after a courageous battle with late-stage… Read More →
