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Grover "Billy" Hammond, a native of Clarks Hill in McCormick County, exemplified the important craft of split-oak basketmaking in South Carolina. The thin strips – or splits – that can be riven from...The state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. Learn more about each county by selecting a county below to explore people, places and events.
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Grover "Billy" Hammond, a native of Clarks Hill in McCormick County, exemplified the important craft of split-oak basketmaking in South Carolina. The thin strips – or splits – that can be riven from...Photo
Roger Bellow is a scholar, teacher and award-winning performer who has been a lifelong proponent of early country music traditions. He first learned about country music in Uptown, an area of Chicago...Photo
McCormick (McCormick County) realtor who was a musician prior to WWII. Interview conducted by Anne Kimzey.Photo
Master fiddler J.C. Owens learned from the best musicians in the South Carolina Upstate, his brother, Lonnie Owens, and the legendary Pink Cassels. Owens is a master of various fiddling styles native...Photo
Harold Vernon Riddle played the fiddle for well over fifty years. He was first exposed to the rural folk music of upstate South Carolina in the mill village of Glendale where he was born. He heard...Audio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten In this interview, Barbara McCormick talks about the places she goes to find the materials she uses to make basketsAudio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Barbara McCormick talks about where the material they use for their baskets grows.Audio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Barbara McCormick talks about the different basketmakers and their unique styles.Audio
Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Barbara McCormick describes a decker basket.Photo
Born and raised in a mill village in Converse, South Carolina, Gene Wyatt, or “Colonel Gene” as he was known on the music scene, first picked up the guitar when he was 10. From a musical family, Wyatt...