2018

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2018 Masters and Apprentices

A man in a brown blazer plays an organ in the foreground, while another man in a red jacket sits behind a drum set in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor room with carpet and windows.

Willie Artison, master, and Kenneth Artison, apprentice

African-American Gospel Music. Memphis, TN.

Two people sit on a wooden bench outdoors, each holding a snare drum and drumsticks. The older person is smiling and pointing at the drum, while the younger person looks at them and smiles. A tree stands behind the bench.

R.L. Boyce, master, and Kesha Burton, apprentice

Fife and Drum Music. Brownsville, TN.

Two women stand in a sunlit room, examining a large piece of white fabric with a black pattern. Sewing machines and fabric are visible on a nearby table. A chandelier hangs above them.

Malvina Carrera, master, and Angela Webb, apprentice

Pollera Dressmaking. Knoxville, TN.

Two people sit on stage with violins. The person on the right, wearing plaid and overalls, plays the violin while the person on the left, in a plaid shirt and cap, holds a violin and looks on. Microphones are set up in front of them.

Michael DeFosche, master, and Trenton Caruthers, apprentice

Cumberland Plateau Fiddling. Whitleyville, TN.

An adult wearing a cap and apron instructs a young girl in safety glasses and apron on woodworking in a workshop. The girl uses a hand plane on a piece of wood while the adult points and guides her.

Manuel Delgado, master, and Ava Delgado, apprentice

Stringed Instrument Making. Nashville, TN.

A group of men perform indoors; one man speaks or sings into a microphone while others play string instruments. One man sits on a stool with a guitar, and a younger man seated nearby looks up, smiling at the speaker.

Louis Frazor, master, and Daniel Rothwell, apprentice

Square Dance Calling. Shelbyville, TN.

An older man and three children are dancing indoors in front of a live band. The man and boy in the center make eye contact while the other two children face away. Musicians with guitars are visible on a stage behind them.

Thomas Maupin, master, and Jake Fennell, apprentice

Buck Dancing. Murfreesboro, TN.

A woman uses a hand tool to scrape bark from a log in a wooden workshop, while a man in the background works on the same log. Both are wearing jackets and gloves.

Mark Newberry, master, and Malika Scheu, apprentice

Chairmaking. Red Boiling Springs, TN.

Two people are outdoors splitting a log with axes next to a wooden sawbuck. Wood shavings are scattered on the ground, and a gray metal fence is in the background.

Sue Williams, master, and Michelle Hennessee, apprentice

White Oak Basketry. Morrison, TN.