Storytelling is a huge component of Appalachian culture, you might even say its the cornerstone of the entire cultural foundation. We tell stories to explain the way we live, we tell stories to instruct others, we tell stories to remind us of those who came before us. I watched an episode of The Waltons with Granny the other day. John Boy said the stories of the Walton family had been told so many times they all knew them by heart.…
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There’s a feeling of fall afoot in the mountains of southern Appalachia. We’ve had a few mornings in the low…
A while back we were warming up in the back of a church before performing when I noticed the picture…
This time of the year I’m ready for the green of summer to be gone. I walk outside and wish…
Photo courtesy of JCCFS Over the last few months I’ve relished my labor. That statement might sound sort of strange,…
The cattle farm down the road lost an entire structure of hay recently. The whole shebang burnt to the ground…
I was recently featured on Fain House Radio. The host, Annie Fain Barralon, interviewed me last week and the podcast…
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases.…
1. Chatter’s room smells like a trapper’s cabin! No she’s not been running trap lines as a side hustle 🙂…
“Thank the good Lord for modern dentistry! When my mom was a little girl she had a relative, Reinhold Hoffman, who…