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Forbidden from playing music, a young Elizabeth Cotten — born in 1893 in what is now part of Carrboro — secretly borrowed her brother’s banjo and guitar. She flipped the instruments upside down to ...

A self-taught musician, Elizabeth Cotten changed American folk music. The twice-nominated folk musician, Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten won her first Grammy at 90 years old. Fiercely proud of her North ...

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: Festival Stage / 5.3: Audio Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph ...