Timonium MD
6-20-2025 5:29am

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Our Avery County: Ballad collector Maurice Matteson preserving musical history in Avery County

By Michael Hardy mchardy@michaelchardy.com

    The Band of the Southern Appalachian Music Camp in 1932.

    • Photo courtesy The Blowing Rocket

        Maurice Matteson might not be a household name here in Avery County, but he played an important role in preserving local history.

        Born in Galva, Illinois, in 1893, Matteson was a graduate of Columbia University and the Sherwood School in Chicago. He was a concert singer, voice teacher and performer with both the Minneapolis and Russian Symphony Orchestras. During World War I, Matteson served with Ambulance Company No. 277 at Camp Jackson. After the war, Matheson taught music at the University of South Carolina, Towson University, FINISH READING HERE

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