Appalachia Through My Eyes – Broomsedge Makes A Comeback
Broomsedge (broom-sage is the way we say it) is making a comeback in my area of Appalachia. Pap said when…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 63
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do! High-headed High as Haul off Hang…
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Black Walnut Cookies
I love black walnuts do you? There are very few things The Deer Hunter doesn’t like to eat. Along the…
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Living In 2 Different Worlds
A High Rise A High Rise Fenced In Fenced In View From The Car …
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Quit Harping
The other day I was excited and words were just flying out of my mouth. I was in mid-stream of…
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My Dearest Dear
In 1771 a ship called The America left Belfast, Ireland bound for the coastal town of Charleston, South Carolina. In…
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Ballads = Love Songs
One would be hard pressed to find any discussion of traditional Appalachian music that didn’t include the mournful ballads that…
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Jack Sprat
Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean. And so betwixt the two of them, They…
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Green Grass
Walking up the green grass, Raising heavy dust, He wants a pretty girl Who walks along with us. I’ll take…
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I Heard The Bluebirds Sing
Hod Pharis, from Willow Valley, Alberta, wrote the song I Heard the Bluebirds Sing, however most folks connect the song with The…
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One I Love Two I Love
One I love two I love, Three I love I say; Four I love with all my heart, And five…
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Fresh & Fair
Here I stand both fresh and fair, Dark brown eyes and curly hair, Rosy cheeks and dimpled chin, One little…
