Barb Kuhns
Visiting Master
Barb Kuhns and Doug Smith live in Springfield, Ohio. Barb began playing fiddle as a teenanger began to play square dances in 1975 with friends who became the Corndrinkers string band. They still play together to this day. She began going to festivals in Kentucky including the Fraley Family Mountain Music Festival in 1976 where she was very taken with the music of J.P. and Annadeene Fraley as well as many others. Since 2001, she has directed the Fraley Festival of Traditional Music held every fall at Carter Caves State Park. In 2002 she won first place at the Galax Fiddlers’ Convention. Accompanying Barb on guitar is Doug Smith, accomplished singer, guitar player, steel guitar player and trick roper.