NEA National Heritage Fellows
In-depth profiles of NEA National Heritage Fellows from 1982 to the present. Materials for 1982-2007 biographies courtesy of Documentary Arts. Use of some photographs courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives & Collections.
Yacub Addy
Ghanaian drum master
Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor
Fiddler
Gladys Kukana Grace
Lauhala (palm leaf) weaver
Mary Jackson
Sweetgrass basketweaver
Del McCoury
Bluegrass guitarist and singer
Judith McCulloh
Folklorist and editor
Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan
Bharatanatyam Indian dancer
Mike Rafferty
Irish flute player
Ezequiel Torres
Afro-Cuban drummer and drum-builder