Hard for me to remember the first John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival I ever went to. Pap and Ray played at the festival for years and years. I’d tag along with them and walk around looking at all the crafts. I remember one year someone gifted them each with a small piece of pottery, a little purple vase. As soon as we headed to the car Pap gave his to me. I’ve kept it all these years. Fall…
By the time Olive Dame Campbell and Marguerite Butler decided Brasstown would be the location of the Folk School Fred…
Fred O. Scroggs – Photo by Doris Ulmann Fred O. Scroggs, native Brasstownian and store owner, is credited with convincing…
Photo courtesy of John C. Campbell Folk School John C. Campbell Folk School was established in 1925 by Olive Dame…
Over the weekend I made a batch of almond butter cookies. I found the recipe in “The Folk School Cookbook.”…
Sean Dietrich writes about his life in the South. He also hosts a weekly podcast. Here’s the text from his…
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It’s tater digging time in Robbinsville, NC, and throughout Appalachia, for folks who planted taters way back in the spring…