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In 2018, a large group of Black banjoists and fiddlers, and their allies gathered at a farm near Orange, VA. These are their stories.

Cristy talks about her passion for singing

Dianne Mosely-Titus was a student in the Music Appreciation course taught by Kenneth Croft at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, Tennessee. For a project for the class she interviewed Elder Walter Bernard Peterson, Jr. who plays guitar at the...

Dylan Martin

Julia chats with her teacher from 4th grade eight years later. In this long conversation, the two talk about the importance music has had on Mr. Banfield's life as a whole.

Virginia talks and shares her memories of Musikfest. Her one word to best describe the festival is PRIDE.

Interview with Joanne, a longtime Pennsylvanian resident and a newcomer to Musikfest. Her one word to best describe Musikfest is VARIETY.

Sometime in the late 1970s, Skip Landt walked into the Old Town School on Armitage to sing in the community chorus. Today he's been teaching harmonica at the school for over 30 years. Here he talks to student-turned-teacher Rick Sherry,...

Adeline talks about her interests and experiences as a teenager.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Christopher Sousa (54) about his love of the Grateful Dead and his life as a Dead Head.

Edith discusses her 101 year life, highlighting music, including her time spent at Juilliard School and Columbia University. She also discusses her family; both while growing up and the family she started with her husband John. She also mentions how...

Jackie Neale talks with her friend and clothing designer, Betsy Cook, about how it feels to follow her inner call to action to use her clothing storefront boutique, National Picnic, to make hundreds of face masks for medical professionals in...

Open conversation over meaningful life questions

The interview was conducted by Rebecca Kovach (16) who interviewed her father, Steve Kovach (53). It was recorded on November 23, 2018, one day before Steve’s 54th birthday. It took place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in their Grandmothers house....

Things That Bring Me Joy, Make Me Smile, and Create Laughter

Dakota Bryant, 18 years old, interviewing Nolan Lawhorne, 18 years old, about music, band, and everything revolving that.

In this interview, we discussed Gary’s early life in Pennsylvania and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, along with his views on civil rights, his musical influences from rock and roll and other sources, and involvement in the hippy movement before and during...

About Beyoncé

Marc Cary talks with Nickel Five about jazz, hip hop, travel, his inspirations, and more...

James Bullock (89) and his daughter Alicia Bullock-Muth [no age given] talk about family history and their memories of growing up in and around Missoula, Montana.

Tony elaborates on his Vietnamese Asian-American experience and his journey with Hidden Fest, a platform for creatives to network and grow.

In January 2023 Will Thompson (16) interviewed his drum teacher, Dave Mohn (74) in New Hope, PA about his professional music career as a drummer in a Jazz Band. Dave was born on October 20th, 1948, and grew up in...

I took the time to interview one of my teachers who made a huge impact on me. He was my middle school geography and history teacher. I had a close relationship with him and spent most of my time going...

As a victim of bullying during middle school, there were days when Anthony Roberson didn’t want to go on. He believes that music helped save his life. Today, as a 21-year-old college student, Anthony wants to help youth who are...

Jackie Walther and Jackie Neale talk about some of the unexpected outcomes of the coronavirus global pandemic. Jackie and her husband Dan own a short-order, take-out restaurant called The Square Meal in Oaklyn, NJ and on the heels of discussing...