Lester McCumbers
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Lester McCumbers (August 15, 1921 – January 26, 2015) was an American old-time fiddler from Nicut, West Virginia. His students included Erynn Marshall and Jake Krack.[1]
He also made fiddles, sometimes using local woods.[2]
He utilized the "pancake grip" when holding his fiddle; that is, he rested the fiddle against his chest rather than under his chin, with the palm of his hand flat against the bottom of the fiddle's neck.
In December 1937, at the age of 16, McCumbers married the singer Malinda (known as Linda) McCumbers, with whom he performed for many decades. They had nine children together, some of whom are also musicians. Their son Roger, who played banjo, died in 1998 at age 43.[2]
McCumbers often performed with his wife and children, as well as the banjo player Kim Johnson, who lived near him.[2] He was a frequent visitor to the Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia, where he won first prize in the fiddle competition for his age group.[2]
McCumbers was featured in The New York Times in 1999.[3]
Films
- That Old-Time Sound: Old-Time Music and Old-Time Ways of Central West Virginia
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lester Virgil McCumbers". Parkersburg News and Sentinel. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clines, Francis X. (10 October 1999). "Passing Along the Art of Appalachian Fiddling". The New York Times.
External links
- Clifftop documentary on YouTube featuring Lester McCumbers
- Lester McCumbers page
- Lester McCumbers page
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