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A Tribute to Ballad Singer Phyllis Marks (June 5,1927-June 22, 2019)

A tribute to Gilmer County ballad singer Phyllis Marks, who passed away June 22, 2019, at the age of 92.

“I Think That the Women Made the Folk Songs”: Phyllis Marks in Concert

On September 8, 2016 we hosted our first West Virginia Folklife Program concert on the patio of the West Virginia Humanities Council, with a performance by 89 year-old Gilmer County ballad singer Phyllis Marks.

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