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Fiddle StudioDakota Karper (Coyote Howl)An interview with West Virginia Old-Time fidder and fiddle teacher Dakota Karper. We talk about fiddle and banjo, starting her folk school the Cat and the Fiddle, improv and interpretation in Old-Time tunes, teaching beginners and developing young musicians using the Old-Time repertoire, and her Patreon which is an awesome resource!Dakota Karper, hailing from rural West Virginia, grew up immersed in the rich traditions of Appalachian Old-time music. From an early age, she embraced folk music, studying under master fiddler Joe Herrmann and honing her craft at the Augusta Heritage Center. Dakota also deepened her skills...
2024-10-2939 min
Get Up in the CoolEpisode 314: Hemlock & Hickory (Dakota Karper and Brendan Hearn)Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Dakota Karper and Brendan Hearn of Hemlock & Hickory! We recorded this at Clifftop back in August.
Tunes in this episode:
Coondog (1:27)
Grumbling Old Man Growling Old Woman (18:48)
Aunt Ellen in the Hallway (30:41)
Jack in the Pulpit (39:12)
Josie O (45:20)
Bonus track: Cumberland Gap
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2022-09-0151 min
The Mountain Traditions Project8. The Old-Time MusiciansFather and daughter Pete Hobbie and Dakota Karper are part of a group of musicians who play together at the Cabin in Hampshire County, West Virginia. They talk about old-time music, how they started playing, and the music genre's future.
2021-04-2616 min