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Three Columbia-area luthiers at Paris show By Ed Lawrence, Commonwealth News Center Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story FRANKFORT, KY. The exhibit, Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers is currently showing at the Paris-Bourbon County Public Library in downtown Paris, Kentucky. Featured craftsmen included are three Columbia-area luthiers: Frank Neat, Russell Springs; Jimmy Robertson, Edmonton; and Arthur Hatfield, Glasgow. Sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Historical Society, this free public exhibit presents the handmade instruments and tools of 16 Kentucky luthiers (makers of stringed instruments) who are recognized as masters in creating and repairing guitars, fiddles, dulcimers, mandolins, banjos and other original instruments. Funded through the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces grant, Made to be Played is the result of years of fieldwork by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an interagency program of the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Historical Society. The exhibit is dedicated to the memory of Homer Ledford, a gifted luthier, craftsman, instrument inventor and musician who passed away on December 11, 2006. He was known for the quality, beauty, and uniqueness of his works, some of which are included in the Smithsonian Institutions collection. The exhibit includes examples of his handcrafted instruments, carvings, and tools. A copy of his book of autobiographical stories and poems, See Ya Further Up the Creek is also available for loan from the library. Other Kentucky luthiers featured in the exhibit include Roy Bowen, Winchester; Gary Cornett, Louisville; Cathy Currier, Richmond; Bryan England, Caneyville; Arthur Hatfield, Glasgow; Neil Kendrick, Frenchburg; Donna Lamb, Lancaster; Lewis Lamb, Lancaster; Scott Leedy, Winchester; Warren A. May, Berea; Art Mize, Lexington; Douglas Naselroad, Winchester; Frank Neat, Russell Springs; Frank Pittman, Bowling Green; Jimmy Robertson, Edmonton and Larry Shepherd, Caneyville. Visitors can see Made to be Played at the Paris-Bourbon County Public Library until March 4 during the librarys normal hours of operation. The Paris-Bourbon County Library is located at 701 High Street, in downtown Paris. Normal hours of operation are 9:30AM. to 5:30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; 9:30am to 8:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 9:30am. to 3:00pm. on Saturdays. All times are Eastern In 2008, the exhibit will travel to several other locations around Kentucky, including Kentucky Crafted: The Market at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, March 8-9. Luthiers featured in the exhibit will be interviewed and available for questions at Kentucky Crafted: The Market on the Blue Moon Stage at 2:00pmET on Saturday, March 8, 2008. Funding for Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as a part of the American Masterpieces program, which seeks to introduce Americans to the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet that creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. This story was posted on 2008-02-27 05:42:53
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