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Dutch folk humorist, "Jakey
Budderschnip" is a native of
Lancaster County, home of the
Pennsylvania Dutch Folks and
makes his living as a
professional photographer. In
spite of the Amish reticence to
be photographed, his special
relationship with his neighbors
has enabled him to capture their
lifestyle in pictures since his
photography interest began over
40 years ago. Raised
in an Old Order Mennonite family
himself, Jakey sensitively
approaches his projects with an
eye to recording the Amish as a
culture rather than as a tourist
curiosity. His fluency in the
Pennsylvania Dutch dialect has
enabled him to photograph scenes
that would not be possible for an
outsider.
Jakey's
never-ending lode of Pennsylvania
Dutch folk tales, humor, wit and
country manners get him invited
to more than 100 appearances
every year, all over the East
Coast. He is a fixture of the
annual Pennsylvania Dutch Folk
Festival and has been featured on
the morning show of WIOV-FM radio
in Ephrata.
For
more information or to book
"Jakey", contact Mel
Horst at the Folk Craft Center in
Witmer, PA.
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