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Collection Spotlight- Butch Robins Collection

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Bud Bennett

Butch Robins, raconteur, professional musician, philosopher, author, businessman, teacher, and friend. I have written about him in this blog several times, and am happy to say that we now have a new archival collection helping to preserve his legacy. The … Continue reading →

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Butch Robins Presents-Blue Grass Music, its Origin and Development as a Unique and Creative Art Form.

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Bud Bennett

Butch Robins presents- Blue Grass Music, its Origin and Development as a Unique and Creative Art Form. In this 5 part video series, Butch Robins explains the fascinating history of Blue Grass music. He uses both recorded and live music … Continue reading →

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Butch Robins presents the history of Blue Grass Music- Preview

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Bud Bennett

I have known Butch Robins for several years now and never tire of hearing him talk about music, life, or whatever he wants to talk about.  At times I would visit him and as soon as he got on a … Continue reading →

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Highlights of the McConnell Library Appalachian Music Collection- Butch Robins Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Bud Bennett

(Used with permission from Bud Bennett, photographer) I started the first part of the Butch Robins posting with a story about how and when I met Butch.  Since this is the second part of the posting I will now continue … Continue reading →

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Highlights of the McConnell Library Appalachian Music Collection- Butch Robins PART 1

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Bud Bennett

This will be part 1 of a multi-part post on local legend Butch Robins. In 1981, while a student at VPI, I had a show at WUVT, the college radio station there.  The show was from 6:00-9:00 AM Monday mornings … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Artists Oral History Project- Marshall Page

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Bud Bennett

The newest addition to our Appalachian Artists Oral History Project is Marshall Page. Marshall is a quiet and unassuming man who works here at Radford University, and I always enjoy talking to him- and I am always surprised at the … Continue reading →

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Banjo Masters Interview Series- Previews

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Bud Bennett

There are a lot of things I like about our Banjo Masters interview series. One of the first things that come to mind about that is how I really enjoy picking who to interview.  My thought on that subject has always … Continue reading →

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John Bullard Interview

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Bud Bennett

For those who want to jump right to the interview-  Part 1…… Part 2 As a banjo player, I have always been attracted to music that is a little out of the mainstream.  For several years I played banjo in a … Continue reading →

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Banjo Masters Interview Series

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Bud Bennett

For the past two years, our Archives department has been conducting interviews of master banjo players and builders.  As of now we have published interviews of Butch Robins, Sammy Shelor, Jens Kruger, and Tom Nechville.  This is a fascinating and … Continue reading →

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Highlights of the McConnell Library Appalachian Music Collection- Bill Keith

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Bud Bennett

(photo copyright Fred Robbins, used by permission) William Bradford Keith (12/20/1939-10/23/2015) joined Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1963. Bill Monroe called him Brad Keith because he didn’t want another person named Bill in the band. What he did want … Continue reading →

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