Welcome to YewPine Cultural Traditions
YewPine Cultural Traditions Inc. was established to identify, preserve and promulgate the cultural heritage of the Appalachian region. We accomplish this mission in a variety of ways:
- Sponsoring workshops and instructional retreats taught by individuals who are “culture carriers” for their communities
- Developing and publishing CD’s, videos and books related to Appalachian arts, crafts and music
- Distributing recordings and other materials related to Appalachian culture
- Sponsoring public performances and demonstrations of traditional music
- Publication of historical recordings of early 20th century Appalachian culture carriers
Dwight Diller
(August 17, 1946 — February 14, 2023
Dwight was a father, a friend, an ordained Christian minister, and famously as a performer, teacher, historian, and proponent of clawhammer banjo and fiddle in the traditional Old Time Appalachian tradition.
Dwight’s biographer, Lew Stern, writes an insightful summary.
Lee Hammons
Sherman Hammons
Burl Hammons
