Today’s post was written by Paul. “Down in the Willow Garden” is an old murder ballad. Before I could play a guitar and could only listen to Pap play, there were three songs that I wanted to be able to pick, meaning play the notes of the melody: “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” “Rock, Salt, & Nails,” and “Down in the Willow Garden.” You may notice that all of these songs feature minor chords at some point in the song.…
Wild Hydrangea grows throughout the eastern United States and it grows profusely around my mountain holler. The blooms are not…
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases.…
By Frank Leslie’s magazine – Library of Congress, Public Domain A few years back Pam Moore told me about a…
1. The turkeys are still hanging around and we now have three baby chicks. We started out with five chicks.…
Folks in my area have just completed their first cutting of hay. They usually get two cuttings of hay during the…
Granny is famous for her Holy Smoke Cake…well at least in our family she is. Granny’s been making the cake…
Today’s post was written by Paul. Steve and Pap Happy Father’s Day! This is a song that I wrote when…
The Deer Hunter explaining something to the girls while he rested from cutting wood Rose: Yes I also learned a lot…
Today’s guest post was written by Betty Louise Saxon Hopkins In today’s modern age, this story would not seem very…