Richard Scholtz oral history
Mr. Scholtz was born in Los Angeles, California in 1947, and spent parts of his childhood in Ventura and Alton before heading to Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. As a child, Mr. Scholtz played piano and trumpet, and took music theory courses in college though he majored in Psychology. His first exposure to folk music came in high school when he heard Pete Seeger and the Weavers, and after college he took up the auto-harp. He recalls his experiences meeting Flip Breskin, and his work with the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. He also relates how he came to found the WCHMS, and his continued work with the group. Mr. Scholtz acted as head of the Washington State Folk Life Council for 8-10 years, and has taught music classes at Western and at Whatcom Community College. He describes the Bellingham music scene, and its influence and impact on groups like the Homemade Music Society.
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Creators/Contributors
- Scholtz, Richard - Interviewee open_in_new Scholtz, Richard's website (opens in new tab)
- Hogue, Coty - Interviewer open_in_new Hogue, Coty's website (opens in new tab)
- Brion, Laurel - Transcriber
Collection
collections Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories
Identifier
Scholtz20051020
Date Created
October 20th, 2005
Publisher
Digital object made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University.
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
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Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories
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Subject Topics
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- Folk music--United States--History--Sources
- Folk music--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Folk music--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Music--Societies--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Musicians--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
- Musicians--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Musicians--Washington (State)--Bellingham--ington (State)--Bellingham--Interviews