Wade Ward

Wade Ward (1892–1971) was an American old-time music banjo player and fiddler from Independence, Virginia. He was widely known playing the clawhammer banjo and frequently won the Galax, Virginia Old Time Fiddler's Convention. His instrument, a Gibson RB-11 5-string banjo, is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. Along with Kyle Creed, Wade Ward is known for his 'Galax' style of playing the clawhammer banjo.

Clawhammer Banjo Volume Three - 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Clawhammer Banjo Volume One - 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Legends of Old-Time Music: Fifty Years of County Records - 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Banjo Classics from the Vaults of County Records & Old Blue Records - 2012-12-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Really the Blues?: A Blues History (1893-1959), Vol. 1 (1893-1929) - 2012-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Fiddle Classics from the Vaults of County Records & Old Blue Records - 2012-08-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Sounds Of The South - 2011-09-06T00:00:00.000000Z

I'll Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down: Alan Lomax’s "Southern Journey," 1959–1960 - 2011-01-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long: Alan Lomax’s "Southern Journey," 1959–1960 - 2010-12-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Wave the Ocean, Wave the Sea: Alan Lomax's "Southern Journey," 1959–1960 - 2010-12-14T00:00:00.000000Z

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities - 2006-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways - 2003-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways - 2002-10-22T00:00:00.000000Z

There is No Eye: Music for Photographs - 2001-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967 - 1997-06-17T00:00:00.000000Z

High Atmosphere: Ballads And Banjo Tunes From Virginia And North Carolina - 1975-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Ballads and Songs of the Blue Ridge Mountains: Persistence and Change - 1968-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Traditional Music from Grayson and Carroll Counties, Virginia: Songs, Tunes with Fiddle, Banjo and Band - 1962-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Music of Roscoe Holcomb and Wade Ward - 1962-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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