Interviewer
Amber Turrill
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In this interview, Maude Lowe discusses: her personal history; a brief section on a general store in Woodlawn, Virginia (where she grew up); farm life; her family; detailed information about music (including Bluegrass music, guitar, fiddle playing, and a band she was part of, as well as playing for the Queen of England); meeting and marrying her husband; her "Aunt Martha" persona, which she did for commercials; a brief discussion of coal camps; and other topics.
Publication Date
2003
Identifier
OH64-669
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-669.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-669, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Lowe, Maude, -- Autobiography.
Bluegrass music -- Oral histories..
Farm life -- Oral histories.
Advertising -- Oral histories.
African-Americans -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.