Tributes to
Missouri Folklore Society Members and their work,
past and present:
Lida Pyles, a brief bio by her grandson, with a link to her “It Happened in the Ozarks”
Taylor McBaine, three-time state fiddle champion and mentor to many MFS members
Legendary fiddler Bob Holt of Ava passed away March 19, 2004
Edna Mae Davis, tradition-bearer of old-time square dance calling;
a message from Lisa Higgins, director of the Missouri Folk Arts Program
H.M Belden, the English Club, and the Missouri Folk-Lore Society;
an article by Susan L. Pentlin and Rebecca Schroeder from the 1986 MFSJ
Click here for Judy Prozzillo Byers’ MFSJ essay on folklorist Ruth Ann Musick
Maude Williams Martin, pioneering folklorist — click here for Susan Pentlin’s article from MFSJ
Mary Alicia Owen, pioneering folklorist
Notes on preacher and folk-poet C.N. Wood of Kirksville
Donald Max Lance, 1931-2002: Scholar, teacher, friend
Goldy Hamilton: Pioneer fieldworker, collector of folksong and children’s lore
MFS’ Rachel Gholson honored with an NEH grant…
On February 13, 2002 , MFS’ own Gordon McCann received a Leadership in the Arts award at the Capitol Rotunda. Click here for a message from MFAP director Lisa Higgins.
Howard Marshall’s essay on the passing of fiddler Delbert Spray
MFS’ Elaine Lawless honored with Mizzou’s highest honor, the Curators’ Professorship
A Tribute to Our Late Treasurer, Mary Ruth Barton
A tribute to MFS’ Ellen Gray Massey, from American Profiles magazine
Click here for the recent AP feature on MFS member Jim Hoy
In Memoriam: Pete “Pierre” Boyer
A tribute to Plantonio, the Pride of the Plains ,
including the song by Cecil Williams, AKA Panhandle Slim
Howard Marshall’s tribute to fiddler and collector John Hartford