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Nora Carpenter Traditional Music Collection

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Identifier: BCA 0108 SAA 108
Abstract Nora Owens Carpenter (1888-1975) was a formidable presence for many years in the Salyersville - Magoffin County area of eastern Kentucky. Married to Morgan Green Carpenter in 1907, she was a mother of five, businesswoman, and onetime postmaster. However for many in her home community, she is best remembered as a talented, traditional musician (banjo and harmonica) and topical song writer.  She and her string band, “Big Mamma and the Half Mountain Hotshots,” had a strong following on...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-1960; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2007