Charlie Whitaker Memorial Apprenticeship 2015-2016

The Cowan Community Action Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the Charlie Whitaker Memorial Apprenticeship for 2015-2016 has been awarded to Kelsey Estep of Keaton, Kentucky.  Her apprenticeship with Sarah Wood will focus on the mountain tradition of unaccompanied ballad singing.

Kelsey is a senior at Johnson Central High School and the daughter of Beverly and Orville Paul Estep. She began studying old time fiddle with Jamie Wells at age 8 and has been a student at the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School for the past 6 years. At CCMMS 2015 Kelsey served as a teaching assistant.  The Charlie Whitaker Memorial Apprenticeship will support an intensive year of learning, performing and teaching.  “I hope through this I can inspire other kids my age to explore the old time music culture” Estep says.

 

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Charlie Whitaker Memorial Apprentice Kelsey Estep will focus on unaccompanied ballad singing with her mentor, Sarah Wood.

Charlie Whitaker Memorial Apprentice Kelsey Estep will focus on unaccompanied ballad singing with her mentor, Sarah Wood.

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Join us for five full days of music classes for all levels