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Odell Thompson

Oct 02 2025

Fiddler Joe Thompson’s musical legacy remains very much alive


—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Fiddler Joe Thompson has been gone for more than a decade, since passing in 2012 at age 93. But his musical legacy remains very much… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Categorized: Down on Copperline, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: Carolina Chocolate Drops, david menconi, Dom Flemons, down on copperline, fiddler, Glenn Hinson, Hook & Line Festival, jaki shelton green, Joe Thompson, Mebane, Odell Thompson, Rhiannon Giddens

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