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1. McDaniel honored for bringing traditional music to children

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McDaniel honored for bringing traditional music to children
Lillia Callum-Penso, The Greenville News 6:56 a.m. EDT August 18, 2014

There was a time when Betty McDaniel volunteered so much as a child that her father had to intervene.

"My dad used to say when I was about 16, when are you going to get a real job that pays?" McDaniel recalled with a chuckle. "I was candy-striping and taught swimming and did this and that. He said I'm ready for you to get a real job."

Eventually, McDaniel got a job as a soda jerk, but that didn't stop her from volunteering.

Not much has changed for the 68-year-old Pickens resident. This month, McDaniel was honored with the Caring for the Carolinas award from WSPA for her work with YAM, Young Appalachian Musicians, a program that introduces children to the traditional music and heritage of this area....

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