Ernie Carpenter
Ernest O. "Ernie" 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.[4]
Ernie Carpenter | |
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| Birth name | Ernest O. Carpenter |
| Born | April 10, 1907 Sutton, West Virginia, USA. |
| Died | January 23, 1997 |
| Genres | Old-time music |
| Instruments | Fiddle |
| Years active | c. 1925–1997 |
References
- 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.
- Find A Grave.com: Braxton County Cemetery, Sutton, W. Va., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=1361294&GRid=68870440&,
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