North Carolina Folk Heritage Award
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The North Carolina Folk Heritage Award is an annual award given out by the North Carolina Arts Council
in recognition of traditional artists from the U.S. state of North Carolina
. The award
was created in 1989. The program was suspended in 2008 due to budget problems.
North Carolina Arts Council
The North Carolina Arts Council is an organization in the U.S. state of North Carolina that provides grants to artists, musicians, and arts organizations. The group's mission is "To Make North Carolina a Better State Through the Arts." It was founded by executive order in 1964, and it became a...
in recognition of traditional artists from the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. The award
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
was created in 1989. The program was suspended in 2008 due to budget problems.
1990
- The Badget Sisters, gospel singers
- Walker Calhoun, Cherokee musician and dancer
- Benton FlippenBenton FlippenJames Benton Flippen was an old-time fiddler from Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was one of the last surviving members of a generation of performers born in the early 20th century playing in the Round Peak style centering on Surry County, North Carolina...
(b. 1920), fiddler
1992
- Algia Mae Hinton, blues guitarist and buck dancer
- A. C. Overton, old-time banjo player
1993
- Bea Hensley, blacksmith
- George Higgs, blues musician
- Mary Jane Queen, ballad singer
1994
- Robert Dotson, flatfoot dancerCloggingClogging is a type of folk dance with roots in traditional European dancing, early African-American dance, and traditional Cherokee dance in which the dancer's footwear is used musically by striking the heel, the toe, or both in unison against a floor or each other to create audible percussive...
- John Dee HolemanJohn Dee HolemanJohn Dee Holeman is an American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His music includes elements of Texas blues, R&B and jazz. In his younger days he was also known for his proficiency as a 'buckdancer'.-Biography:...
, blues guitarist and buck dancer - Doc WatsonDoc WatsonArthel Lane "Doc" Watson is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded...
, guitarist and singer
2000
- Amanda CroweAmanda CroweAmanda Crowe was an Eastern Band Cherokee woodcarver and educator from Cherokee, North Carolina.-Early life:Amanda Crowe was born on 16 July 1928 in the Qualla Boundary, North Carolina. By the age of four, she had decided to become an artist. Of her children, Amanda said: "Every spare minute was...
(1928-2004), Cherokee wood carver - Marvin Gaster, old-time banjo player
- Bobby McMillion, singer, musician, and storyteller