The Highland Minstrels

The Highland Minstrels

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This 1965 photograph shows the Highland Minstrels of Canton, North Carolina. Members include from left to right: Brenda Holland, Mike Pressley, Freddie Ruth Pressley, David Smothers, Barbara Wilson, Scott Price, Hugh Harvey, and Jean Lipham. Founder and director of the Mountain Youth Jamboree, Hubert H. Hayes (1901-1964) auditioned and directed youth to perform in folk dance, music, and folk and ballad singing. The jamboree was held in the Asheville City Auditorium (now known as Thomas Wolfe Auditorium) from 1948 to 1973, and Hayes’ wife, Leona Trantham Hayes (1913-1989) continued to direct the program after his death in 1964. Hubert Hayes was an author, playwright, and alumni of Duke University.

Hubert Hayes Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1965-04

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8" x 10"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia