They are at the heart of what we all call "traditional." I've know both of them personally and am so impressed with not only their talent, but also their commitment to keeping it real and digging below the surface.
They represent not only what they do, but the people they learned it from. - Ginny Hawker
we live in SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, and weave traditional Appalachian music with storytelling, original artwork, shadow puppetry & scrolling illustrations called CRANKIES.
our music is RAW & SPARSE -- ballads, lullabyes, fiddle tunes, banjo songs. home music.
we’ve learned it by immersing ourselves as deep as we can in the tradition. spending time visiting the old (and young) masters and folklorists, visiting relatives of musicians gone by, and digging into the archives.
our ARTWORK draws from a wide range of theatrical and folk inspirations. we make papercuts, shadowpuppets, papier mache puppets, and quilted and collaged storytelling scrolls.
They represent not only what they do, but the people they learned it from. - Ginny Hawker
we live in SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, and weave traditional Appalachian music with storytelling, original artwork, shadow puppetry & scrolling illustrations called CRANKIES.
our music is RAW & SPARSE -- ballads, lullabyes, fiddle tunes, banjo songs. home music.
we’ve learned it by immersing ourselves as deep as we can in the tradition. spending time visiting the old (and young) masters and folklorists, visiting relatives of musicians gone by, and digging into the archives.
our ARTWORK draws from a wide range of theatrical and folk inspirations. we make papercuts, shadowpuppets, papier mache puppets, and quilted and collaged storytelling scrolls.
