Earlier this week the Maryland State Arts Council announced the 2020 cohort of Maryland Traditions Folklife Apprenticeship teams. Among these are master decoy maker and 2019 National Heritage Fellow, Rich Smoker (Marion Station, MD), and Rich's old friend and new apprentice, Larry Beauchamp (Pocomoke City, MD). In this episode learn about Rich's and Larry's connections to the traditions of decoy carving and wildfowl hunting, and to the inspirational Eastern Shore landscape.
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Chesapeake Traditions Today is a 10-part series celebrating folklife of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the Chesapeake Bay region. It is produced by the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University and the National Folk Festival, with support from Maryland Traditions and the National Council for the Traditional Arts, in collaboration with Delmarva Public Media.