The following sad news has appeared in various newsletters from Carl Baron:

Info from Clark Prouty in Elkins, WV
I have just come from the Augusta Offices, where I learned that Melvin
Wine has suffered a massive stroke [Friday morning] & is hospitalized in
Charleston. Apparently, his family has asked that the hospital let
nature take its course.

Further information will follow.

Carl

Melvin (of Copen, West Virginia), a wonderful fiddler and very special
human being, will be 94 next month.

From me: I've seen him a couple of times at Clifftop festival in West Virginia, and heard many recordings. He's an ex-miner who has a wonderful touch on the fiddle, and is the source for many great old tunes.
Ray