Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeships

Heidi Hess-Bynum, Appalachian music, banjo and songwriting
Mentor Artist: Sue Massek
Washington County

Micah Wiles, white oak basketry
Master Artist: Scott Gilbert
Allen County

Chaney Williams, quilting
Master Artist: Angelique Shah
Bullitt County

Bethany Marker, broom making
Master Artist: Cynthia Main
Madison County

Todd Childers, banjo music for traditional dance
Master Artist: Jim McGee
Jefferson County

Erin Rouse, clogging (dance)
Mentor Artist: Barry Lanham
Daviess County

Jackson Albensi, violin making
Master Artist: Daniel Graham
Scott County

Jodie Koch, traditional banjo and guitar music
Master Artist: Julia Purcell
Jefferson County

*Maizie Gover-Barrett, Appalachian storytelling
Master Artist: Mitch Barrett
Madison County

*Suzanne Pick, mural painting
Master Artist: Brenda Bear
Lewis County

*John Allen, morel mushroom
Master Artist: Mary Reed
Estill County

Grayson Rogers, bluegrass music
Master Artist: Clay Beverly
Henry County

*Malcolm Davis, Affrilachian storytelling
Master Artist: Hasan Davis
Madison County

Vibhan Bhaskar, Bharatanatyam Indian Dance
Master Artist: Lakshmi Sriraman
Fayette County

*Patrick McKnight, Thumbstyle/Travis Style Guitar
Master Artist: David Austin Tackett
Fleming County

Nadia Ramlagan, Ky. Old-time Women Fiddlers
Master Artist: Blakeley Burger
Jefferson County

* Izaak Daniels, Appalachian Fiddle Making
Master Artist: John Ryster
Rowan County

Ed White, Woodcarving
Master Artist: LaVon Van Williams
Fayette County

Elijah Eke, Hip-Hop Culture
Master Artist: Michael George
Jefferson County

Larah Ballard, Appalachian Folk Music
Master Artist: Sue Massek
Washington County

Lisa Sandell, Ky. Old-time Women Fiddlers
Master Artist: Blakeley Burger
Jefferson County

Deyanira (Esme) Martin, Quilting
Master Artist: Mercedes Harn
Fayette County

Nicholas Denham, Northeast KY Fiddling
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County

Lorinda Jones, Fiddle Tunes Uniting Music Communities
Master Artist: Ronald Pen
Clark County

Linda Schuchter, Quilting
Master Artist: Patricia Brennan
Campbell County

Larah Ballard, Banjo and Songwriting
Master Artist: Sue Massek
Washington County

Blakely Burger, Traditional Fiddle
Master Artist: Jesse Wells
Fayette County

Gregory Marsee, Violin Making
Master Artist: Tommy Case
Scott County

*Baylee Tackett, Appalachian Fiddling
Master Artist: L. Scott Miller
Boyd County

Debra Oden-Williams, Woodcarving
Master Artist: LaVon Williams
Fayette County

*Randall Wilson, Banjo
Master Artist: George Gibson
Knott County

Maddie Murray, Bluegrass and Traditional Fiddle
Master Artist: Kati Penn
Fayette County

Daniel Graham, Violin
Master Artist: Tommy Case
Scott County

Mason Colby, Old-time, Country and Blues Guitar
Master Artist: Don Rogers
Bath County

Rhonda Edwards, Clawhammer style banjo
Master Artist: Cari Norris
Jefferson County

Hena Kachroo, Bharatanatyam Indian dance
Master Artist: Lakshmi Sriraman
Fayette County

*David Barnett, Cherokee Woodwork and Structures
Master Artist: Kenneth Phillips
Whitley County

John Ryster, Violin Making
Master Artist: Tommy Case
Scott County

Janna Sedgwick, Corsetry
Master Artist: Alisha Martin
Franklin County

Barbara Rosner, Ky. Fiddle – Red River watershed
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County

Nadia Ramlagan, Eastern Ky. banjo styles and repertoire
Master Artist: Brett Ratiliff
Fayette County

* Brandon Long, Willow and honeysuckle basket making
Master Artist: Charlene Long
Hart County

Julia Purcell, Eastern Ky. Children’s Stories, Song, & Dance
Master Artist: Randy Wilson
Knott County

Rodney Vanschoyck, Blade-smithing and tool making
Master Artist: Dan Estep
Knott County

Sam Gleaves, Ky. Fiddle Traditions
Master Artist: Lewis Lamb
Garrard County

Angie Xiao, Chinese folk dance
Master Artist: Shuling Fister
Fayette County

Susan Howell, Clogging and Flatfooting
Master Artist: Carla Glover
Fayette County

Emmanuel Gray, Clare style Irish fiddling
Master Artist: Justin Bonar-Bridges
Campbell County

Melody Youngblood, Appalachian Women’s Music
Master Artist: Cynthia Sue Massek
Washington County

Leah Werking, Chinese Pipa
Master Artist: Hong Shao
Jessamine County

Walter Lay, Old-Time KY Fiddling and Luthiery
Master Artist: Gary Cornett
Jefferson County

Kris Patrick, Guitar Making
Master Artist: Justin Bonar-Bridges
Campbell County

Vasundhara Parameswaran, Bharatanatyam Indian Dance
Master Artist: Lakshmi Sriraman
Fayette County

James Webb, Eastern KY Old-Time Fiddling
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County

Walter Lay, Old-Time KY Fiddling and Luthiery
Master Artist: Douglas Naselroad
Clark County

Daniel Atkins, Central KY Fiddle
Master Artist: John Harrod
Owen County

Montana Hobbs, KY Old-Time Banjo
Master Artist: John Haywood
Letcher County

Ben Walden, Handmade Stone Marbles
Master Artist: Timmy Walden
Monroe County

Damon Sumpter,  Hickory Bark Chair Bottoming
Master Artist: Barbara Church
Letcher County

John Paul Wright, Clawhammer Banjo and Labor Songs
Master Artist: Sue Massek
Washington County

Linda Jean, Stokley Fiddling
Master Artist: Jesse Wells
Rowan County

Dave Howard, Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddling
Master Artist: Scott Moore
Breckinridge County

Joseph Ratliff, Chair Making
Master Artist: Terry Ratliff
Floyd County

Marty Olson, Thumbpicking Guitar
Master Artist: Steve Rector
Muhlenberg County

Justin Roberts, Bent Willow Furniture
Master Artist: George Beard
Calloway County

Theresa Osborne, Storytelling
Master Artist: Pamela Holcomb
Harlan County

Helen Bailey, Quilting
Master Artist: Patricia Brennan
Campbell County

Yuyao Ding, Chinese Pipa
Master Artist: Hong Shao
Jessamine County

Devon Satterfield, African-American gospel music
Master Artist: John Edmonds
Warren County

Mike Slone, Luthiery
Master Artist: Douglas Naselroad
Clark County