Bascom Lamar Lunsford

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Title

Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Subject

White Top Folk Festival 1931-1939

Description

Folklorist and musician Lamar Bascom Lunsford (1888-1973) was the creative force behind The Asheville Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. Started in 1927 as the the "Rhododendron Festival" it is thought to be the first "Folk Festival."

Creator

Hugh Morton

Source

North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Publisher

Washington County Public Library

Date

Not given

Contributor

NPR

Rights

Washington County Public Library

Format

Still image

Type

Photograph