Careless Soul
The Wilson Brothers In the early 90’s Douglas Day, who was the Folklorist at the John C. Campbell Folk School…
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Riddles 5
I’m sharing another riddle by way of Sidney Saylor Farr’s book My “Appalachia – A Memoir” with you today. “A hill…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 120
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Granny’s Yellow Root Scarf
Yellow root When Granny was a girl getting wood was a never ending chore. Her brothers had an old wheelbarrow…
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The Year of Music in North Carolina
The year 2019 as been declared the “Year of Music in North Carolina.” The campaign being promoted by the North…
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A Skiff of Snow
skiff noun A thin layer, small amount (esp in phr skiff/skift of snow = a light fall of snow). 1834…
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Tore Biscuits or Split Biscuits
Last week’s Crumble or Pour post made me study on other important bread matters. You know like whether you should…
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Heaven’s Just a Prayer Away
Today’s post was written by Paul. Pap Here’s another song I found on one of the old reel to reel…
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Overheard
“Reckon it’ll be bad? Well, we have to take what comes don’t we.” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern…
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Are Whetrock Skills Falling by the Wayside?
When it comes to using a whetrock I don’t have a clue. Fortunately, I’ve never needed to know how to…
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Scat Scat Cat
scat, scat cat interjection Bless you! (a response to another person’s sneeze). 1983 Broaddus Kentucky Word List 54 = said…
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Adding Suffixes in Appalachia
In Appalachia you’ll often hear folks adding unusual suffixes to their words. Here’s a few examples. -ified fightified girlified prettified…
