Dancing Mack (view as slideshow)
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A string of awards from Vandalia Gatherings hang on Mack Samples wall, along with some special instruments at his farm in Duck, W.Va. |
Mack Samples takes time to rest his feet from the active life of a musician and dancer, on his farm in Duck, located in Clay County, W.Va. |
Mack Samples - dancer, singer and musican - plays a tune the way of his uncle: sawing at the strings while dancing a step and singing a traditional song. |
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Members of the Clay County Promenaders mix with members of the crowd to square dance at the Clay County Gold Delicious Festival, as Mack Samples calls the set. |
Mack Samples dances during the 2009 Clay County Golden Delicious Festival. The 2003 Vandalia Award winner can often be seen around the state of West Virginia playing in his band, teaching square or flat foot dancing, calling the dances and, of course, dancing himself. |
Mack Samples, lead guitarist and lead singer, plays with the Samples Brothers Band during the 2009 Clay County Golden Delicious Festival. |
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Mack Samples dances at the 2009 Golden Delicious Festival. |
Mack Samples dances at the 2009 Golden Delicious Festival. |