10 Sunday Mar 2013
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Appalachia, banjo, culture, fiddle, fiddler, history, life, music, photos, Telmage Godfrey, U.S. South, West Virginia, William Bertie Lester, Wyoming County
Telmage Godfrey and William Bertie Lester of Wyoming County, 1922
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My Grandpa Paw Bertie 🙂 We still have that Banjo
That’s great. Perhaps you could bring it by SWVCTC’s Wyoming Campus sometime and allow me to see it? I would love to hear about the music of these players.
Sure.. Im actually Living in his old Home Place in Wyoming Co.. When I Find the time ill Leave you a post on here and make a time to bring it By, I Could tell you alot about them.. How he Taught his Son to Play Banjo, How His son Passed that down to me and I learned and Now im teaching my 12 yr Old Nephew To Play 🙂
Please come see me as soon as possible! I’m very excited to find a banjo player in the area.