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Born: 1906
Bertie was a remarkable banjo player with quite a personality. Her brothers Hus, Joe, and Clell were also remarkable fiddlers and banjo players. Close friend George Eller said whenever she got up from a jam and came back she would always tell George he was sitting in her seat and he'd have to move, no matter where he was sitting at.
Her banjo was sold at an auction in Glade Valley around 2006.
Recordings are available from the Southern Folklife Collection, Alleghany Musicians Past and Present, and The North Carolina Banjo Collection.
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