Traditional Artist Directory
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's Traditional Artist Directory is a guide to many of the finest traditional craft artisans, musicians, dancers, and storytellers in the North Carolina mountains and foothills. The directory contains listings for more than 400 artists and groups.
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Virgil Ledford
Virgil Ledford carves animal and human figures out of walnut, cherry, buckeye, and cedar.
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- Arrrowhead Making / Flint Knapping
- Basketmaking
- Beadworking
- Blowgun and Dart Making
- Consulting
- Dance
- Doll Making
- Drum Making
- Fingerweaving
- Flute
- Gourd Carving
- Language
- Mask Making
- Medicinal Plants
- Native American Dress
- Painting
- Plant Lore
- Pottery Making
- Rivercane
- Silversmithing
- Stonecarving
- Storytelling
- Tour Guide
- Traditional Songs
- Woodcarving
- by Cherokee
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- Basketmaking
- Bed Canopy Making
- Blacksmithing
- Chair Seat Weaving
- Chairmaking
- Clockmaking
- Cornhusk Crafts
- Crochet
- Doll Making
- Dyeing
- Embroidery
- Gunsmithing
- Instrument Making
- Leatherworking
- Metalworking
- Needlework
- Pottery Making
- Quilting
- Rug Making
- Spinning
- Stonecarving
- Toymaking
- Weaving
- Woodcarving
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- Browse all artists alphabetically
Music & Craft Attractions
- Penland School of Crafts
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- Penland School of Crafts, in Penland, NC, is a national center for education in contemporary and traditional craft. The school offers instruction by world-renowned teachers in a variety of media.
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Sights & Sounds
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- Jerry Smith
- Oldtime musician
- Richard Saunooke
- Specialist in historical Native American dress
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- Charlie Shuler
- Oldtime and Bluegrass Musician
- Mike Hensley
- Blacksmith
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- Bob Lominac
- Guitar player, bluegrass and country singer
- General Grant
- Cherokee craft demonstrator, dancer, presenter
