Hook & Line – Thompson Music & Arts Heritage Festival

Photo Gallery

Please share your photos of Odell and Joe Thompson with us! We would love to see them and share them with others! Please message our team for details or share pictures on our social media pages!

You can also see more images in the “Joe Thompson Legacy Exhibit”, a digital exhibit from the Mebane Historical Museum. When viewing the digital exhibit, be sure to click each image to discover the history and influence of Odell and Joe Thompson.

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Joe Thompson Legacy Exhibit

Odell and Joe Thompson
Classic Odell & Joe, always ready to “hit it!”
Joe Thompson plays the fiddle.
Alan Julich, Joe Thompson, Larry Vellani, Merle Fest Spring 2007
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“Knee to Knee”, sculpture by Brad Spencer, Community Park, Mebane, NC
Community square dancers.
A&T & Elon students dancing to Joe’s calling, Elon, NC, Spring 2004
Molly Stouten image of Joe Thompson in the garden.
Original woodcut for album cover of “Family Tradition” by Molly Stouten
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Wilbert Thompson, Paul Mitchell, Larry Vellani, Rhiannon Giddens & Joe Thompson. Rhiannon’s first visit to Joe Thompson’s house, Spring 2005
Four square dancers
Tampa Enoch Reese & the Cane Creek Cloggers
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Joe Thompson & Nowell Creadick; Standing: Sarah Rubin, Larry Vellani & Jamey Tippens, Java Connection, Mebane, NC, Fall 2000
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“Joe Thompson” pen & ink, Ben Morrow, Mebane, NC
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Johnny Ridge, Alan Julich, Joe Thompson, Clare Steece Julich; Standing: Larry Vellani & Jamey Tippens, Java Connection, February 2001
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Steve Kruger, Joe Thompson & Larry Vellani, in Joe’s home, Mebane, NC, 2010
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Jody McCall & Joe Thompson, Market on Clay, Mebane, NC, Fall 2006
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Alan Julich, Joe Thompson & Larry Vellani, Inauguration Celebration, Carrboro, NC, 2009
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Alan Julich, Joe Thompson, Clare Steece Julich & Larry Vellani, Alamance Community College, Spring 2001
Music performances.
Paul Mitchell, Deb White, Joe Thompson, Nowell Creadick, Larry Howell; Standing: Larry Vellani, Peggy Boswell, Jamey Tippens, City Park, Burlington, NC, September 2001
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Chuck Hodson, Steve Kruger, Joe Thompson, Larry Vellani & Sherry Lea, May Day Celebrations, Iron Gate Winery, Mebane, NC, May 2010
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Larry Vellani & Joe Thompson, Inauguration Celebrations, Carrboro, NC, January 2009
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Joe Thompson, “Way up on the mountain where the eagle builds its nest,” c. 2007
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Joe Thompson & Larry Vellani, Palmer Institute, Sedalia, NC, August 2010
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Alan Julich, Joe Thompson & Larry Vellani, Alamance County Historical Museum, Village of Alamance, 2008