Wayne Howard

<p> From his birth in Owensboro Kentucky in 1947 to his 2020 album featuring the music of Lee Hammons Wayne Howard has lived an exceptionally creative life. He seemed to be eternally present at fiddle festivals involved in the creative forces working to preserve Southern Mountain music. In 1969 he relocated to West Virginia and was introduced to the Hammons family by Dwight Diller. Howard then recorded Lee Sherman Burl and Maggie Hammons playing music and telling stories. Howard then became a professional computer programmer a vintage book collector and a woodworker before turning to writing about the Hammons family and producing CDs of their stories and music. This biography follows the threads of music and folklore through Howard's life celebrating his profound knowledge that does much to sustain the interest of those who seek out Appalachian tunes songs and stories. </p>