2019
2019 Masters and Apprentices
*These teams are funded through a special partnership with the South Arts’ initiative In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Art & Culture.
Rafael Casco, master, and Hector Figueroa, apprentice
Wood Relief Carving and Painting. Pigeon Forge, TN.
Mike Compton, master, and Jackson Carter, apprentice
Monroe-Style Mandolin. Wilson and Overton Counties, TN.
Paul Davis, master, and Kenzie Adams, apprentice
Flint Marble Making. Celina, TN.*
Hattie Marshall Duncan, master, and Keesha Marshall-Reid, apprentice
Paper Clay and Wire Sculpture. Jackson, TN.
Rhiannon Giddens, master, and Uma Peters, apprentice
Gourd Banjo. Nashville, TN.
Dudley Harris, master, and Rita Nicole Perry, apprentice
Country Blues. Henderson, TN.
Daniel Hicks, Freeda Beaty, Carmen Hicks McCord, masters, and Summer Boyd, Angela Bailey, Mack Bailey, Erin Bailey, apprentices
Unaccompanied Balladry. Fentress and Dickson Counties, TN.
Samira Jubran, master, and Areej Itayem, apprentice
Tatreez Embroidery. Germantown, TN.
Will Smith, master, and Sarah Carter, apprentice
Autoharp. Lebanon, TN.
Rick Stewart, master, Brendon Stewart, apprentice
Coopering. Sneedville, TN.*
Robert Townsend, master, and Isaiah Northcutt, apprentice
Fiddling of the South Cumberlands. Coalmont, TN.*
Sue Williams, master, and Rhonda Elkins Brown, apprentice
White Oak Basketry. Cannon and Warren Counties, TN.*
