Violet (Brumley) Hensley from Mount Ida in Montgomery County, Arkansas, with Mr. Green Jeans on "The Captain Kangaroo Show" in 1977, photo shared by Violet Hensley who is age 106. Born in 1916, she will turn 107 in October 2023. The last I heard, she was still giving fiddle lessons at her home and occasionally performing.
Known as the “Whittling Fiddler,” the “Stradivarius of the Ozarks,” or more simply, the “Fiddle Maker,” Violet has been a fiddle maker and musician most of her life and was designated as the 2004 Arkansas Living Treasure by the Arkansas Arts Council. According to the Arts Council, this designation recognizes Hensley as an outstanding Arkansas artist who has elevated her work as a fiddle maker to the status of art and who actively preserves and advances the art form. (Information is from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas)
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