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Dwight Diller : West Virginia mountain musician /

Title
Dwight Diller : West Virginia mountain musician / Lewis M. Stern.
Author
Stern, Lewis M.,
Publication
  • Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
xii, 203 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Summary
"Dwight Hamilton Diller is a 69 year old musician from West Virginia devoted to traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo music, and a seminary-trained minister steeped in local Christian traditions. This book tells the story of Diller's life and music, his personal challenges and his decades of teaching an elusive musical form"--
Series Statement
Contributions to Southern Appalachian studies ; 39
Uniform Title
Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 39.
Subject
  • Appalachian Region
  • Banjoists > West Virginia > Biography
  • Banjoists
  • Diller, Dwight
  • Fiddlers > West Virginia > Biography
  • Fiddlers
  • Old-time music > Appalachian Region > History and criticism
  • Old-time music
  • West Virginia
Genre/Form
  • Biography.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-195), discography, filmography, and index.
ISBN
  • 9781476664767
  • 1476664765
LCCN
2016011522
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library