Ernie Carpenter

Ernie Carpenter
Born	Ernest O. Carpenter April 10, 1907 Sutton, West Virginia, US
Died	January 23, 1997(1997-01-23) (aged 89)
Genres	Old-time music
Instrument	Fiddle
Years active	c. 1925–1997

Ernest O. Carpenter, (April 10, 1907, at Sutton, West Virginia – January 23, 1997), was an American fiddle player,^[1][2] 1988 winner of the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor, at the annual Vandalia Gathering.^[3] He is interred near Sutton, West Virginia.

References

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1. Michael Kline (2006). ""Carpenter Family" in The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Ken Sullivan, ed. Charleston, W.Va.: The West Virginia Humanities Council". pp. 113–114.
2. Gerald Milnes (1999). Play of a Fiddle, Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia. The University Press of Kentucky. pp. 35–44.
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