David French Carpenter, born June 7, 1899 in Clay County, West Virginia died May 22, 1965, was a noted West Virginia mountaineer Old time fiddle player. He is listed by the Library of Congress as a musician on two sound recordings: Elzics Farewell, Kanawha, 1976; and Old-time music from Clay County, West Virginia, Charleston, W.Va., Folk Promotions, 1964.
