An Interview With Roni Stoneman: Women in Old-Time Music

Check out this full video interview featuring musician, comedian and banjo player Veronica "Roni" Stoneman recorded and produced as content for the special museum exhibit "I've Endured: Women in Old-Time Music" developed by Birthplace of Country Museum. This interview was recorded in Spring 2022.

This project involved interviewing over 18 contemporary female musicians and old-time music industry professionals who shared their personal stories, challenges, experiences and perspective of women in the old-time music industry. Clips from these interviews are found throughout the exhibit, full video interviews will be uploaded throughout 2023-2024.

About Roni Stoneman
Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman was a banjo player and comedian widely known as a cast member on the country music show Hee Haw. She was the youngest daughter of Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman, patriarch of the Stoneman Family, one of the most famous family groups in early country music.

The "I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music" exhibit highlights the many women who have been integral to the old-time music genre, exploring the challenges they’ve faced making a career in the field, the ways they have impacted the genre, and their vision for the future of old-time.

Special thanks to the numerous individuals who shared their insights, experiences and knowledge with us through these conversations! Video interviews for this project included: Alice Gerrard, Amythyst Kiah, Cathy Fink, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Emily Spencer, Ivy Sheppard, Kalia Yeagle, Martha Spencer, Roni Stoneman, The Reel World String Band: (Karen Jones, Bev Futrell and Sue Massek) Sheila Kay Adams, Suzy Thompson, Toni Doman, Tatiana Hargreaves and Allison de Groot, and Trish Kilby Fore.

You can learn more about the exhibit by visiting www.WomenInOldTimeMusic.com or at www.BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org.