Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

Rick Good of Spring Valley has journeyed from performing old time songs with his relatives to a key role in one of the finest string bands in America. Wallace Coleman of Cleveland is a master of the Chicago school of blues harp who sounds like he just stepped off a 1950s Chess record.Yasue Sakaoka believes that the art and culture of Japan and the art of origami are to be shared with the world.

Baba Jubal Harris of South Euclid (Cuyahoga County) has been using his knowledge of African music and culture to inspire children. Weichih Rosa Lee of Cleveland has been playing the Guzheng, or Chinese Zither, since she was a child. Kanniks Kannikeswaran (Hamilton County) is a prolific composer and the pioneer of the Indian American choral music movement.