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- Identifier
- wwu:922
- Title
- Richard Scholtz oral history
- Date
- 2005-10-20
- Description
- 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.
- Digital Collection
- Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories
- Type of resource
- Text
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories
- Local Identifier
- Scholtz20051020
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- Collection Name: Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories Repository: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University Interview title: Interview with Richard Scholtz Interview Date: October 20, 2005 Interviewer: Coty Hogue Origina