Week 4
Folk Arts Week
R. P. Hale

R. P. Hale (Crafts) is a master calligrapher and illustrator, pen-and-ink artist, wood-engraver, letterpress printer, wood carver, a marbleized paper and fabrics maker, linguist, archaeo-astronomer and historian. Such endeavors have been handed down in his family for generations. He’s been part of the Augusta family for well over twenty years. R. P. performs on dulcimer and harpsichord as a solo musician and with two ensembles: The King's Shilling and the period instrumental group, Augusta Consort.