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Wade Ward
bj, vn, 1892-1971 US
Musician of World and Folk
Wade Ward (1892–1971) was an American old-time music banjo player and fiddler from Independence, Virginia. He was especially renowned for his clawhammer banjo playing. He was a frequent winner at the Galax, Virginia Old Time Fiddler's Convention. His instrument, a Gibson RB-11 5-string banjo, is now housed in the Smithsonian Institution. Along with Kyle Creed, Wade Ward is thought by many to embody the 'Galax' style of clawhammer banjo playing.
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Plays With
| Dale Poe |
| Uncle Charlie Higgins |
Popular Tracks 
Lone Prairie on Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways by Various Artists Shady Grove on High Atmosphere: Ballads And Banjo Tunes From Virginia And North Carolina by Various Artists June Apple on Clawhammer Banjo Volume One by Various Artists Cumberland Gap - Remastered on Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long: Alan Lomax’s "Southern Journey," 1959–1960 by Various Artists Chilly Winds on Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways by Various Artists Chilly Winds - Instrumental on Sounds Of The South by Various Artists Peachbottom Creek on Music of Roscoe Holcomb and Wade Ward by Roscoe Holcomb and Wade Ward Half Shaved / High Atmosphere on High Atmosphere: Ballads And Banjo Tunes From Virginia And North Carolina by Various Artists Cripple Creek on Legends of Old-Time Music: Fifty Years of County Records by Various Artists Hollyding on Clawhammer Banjo Volume Three by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Ward: Banjo & Fiddle | Wade Ward | 2007 | Album |
| Uncle Charlie Higgins, Wade Ward & Dale Poe | Uncle Charlie Higgins, Wade Ward, Dale Poe | 2004 | Album |
| Uncle Wade - A Memorial To Wade Ward, Old Time Virginia Banjo Picker 1892-1971 | Wade Ward | 1973 | Album |
| Country Music Fields And Wade Ward - Recorded In Galax Virginia | Fields Ward And Wade Ward | 1968 | Album |
| The Music Of Roscoe Holcomb & Wade Ward | Roscoe Holcomb & Wade Ward | 1962 | Album |
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