A Trek Back in the Hills
In the early 1960s I actually made a trek to a home way back in the hills of Johnson County…
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Selling Chickens
“When Storekeepers Handled Live Chicken” Country Folks no longer take live chickens to the store to sell. But back in…
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Our Weird New World
I’m trying to get used to this weird new world we’re living in, I imagine a few of you are…
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My Gamble Paid Off
The seeds we planted in the greenhouse are up and growing. I’m so pleased most everything we planted sprouted. I’ll…
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Finding Solace on High Ridges
Last Sunday I decided I wanted to go to the flat on the ridge behind our house. I announced my…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Making Music on a Workday
It feels really weird to be making music during the middle of a workday, but with self-isolation being our motto…
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You Can’t Judge an Appalachian by Their Speech
“So glad that you shot all of these videos. I enjoy your dad and Paul. I always enjoyed their concerts…
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Oh Jesus Won’t You Come By Here
Pap and Paul learned the song “Jesus Won’t You Come by Here” from the movie Sounder. I believe Lightin Hopkins…
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Poison Oak on the Hickory Tree
A few of you commented on the poison oak vine growing up the hickory tree in yesterday’s post. Luckily the…
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First Hand Account of the 1918 Flu in Appalachia
David Brose, who was the longtime Folklorist at John C. Campbell Folk School, gave me a copy of a recorded…
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Solitude High on the Mountain
Give me solitude high on the mountain; In a cathedral not made by man. Oh, let me hear a hymn…
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Using Snuff Glasses
“Do you remember the days when snuff came in a glass container? Those snuff glasses were welcomed into every home…
