Robert Lynn "Bobby" McMillion / Burnsville, North Carolina / 2015-2016 / Topic: Appalachian Ballads
Project: Bobby used Berea folklore and music collections to search out the Kentucky connections to ballads and stories he has collected in North Carolina from persons who had family members living in eastern Kentucky.
Bobby has performed throughout North Carolina as a singer and storyteller, serving in public schools as part of artists-in-the-schools programs. He is a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award recipient and has performed at events such as the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folklife.
- Bobby McMillan Berea Sound Archives Fellowship Lecture / ConcertMadison County, North Carolina singer and storyteller Bobby McMillon sings and reports on his use of the Lomax Kentucky Collection and other portions of Berea's folklore and music collections to search out the Kentucky connections to ballads and stories he has collected in western North Carolina from persons who had family members living in eastern Kentucky
