<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/266712">A&amp;M 4710</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Raymond Epler, Folk Musician, Recordings <num>A&amp;M 4710</num></titleproper><author>Catherine Melillo</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2025/10/10</date></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 14:05:02 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1987-07-11/1987-07-11">1987 July 11</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_3a9ba5e0994c335af64d3a25f2411db3">West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</a></physloc>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the <a href="https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc" target="_blank">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center reference department</a>.</p><p>All physical material for this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift from Williams, Danny, undated.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Raymond Epler, Folk Music Recordings, A&amp;M 4710, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Recordings made at Epler's South Charleston, WV home on 1987 July 11. Most selections feature Epler on solo dulcimer, although several are accompanied with guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, and hammered dulcimer.  </p><p>Additional biographical information and complete song lists are available in the collection's control folder.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008120798" source="lcsh">Folk music -- West Virginia</subject>
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