I’m Giving Away Tickets For Fall Festival – Because My Heart’s In Brasstown
It’s almost time for the John C. Campbell Folk School’s Annual Fall Festival. The folk school has been holding the…
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Ten Paces
I got the old song Ten Paces on my mind the other day. As I was humming along with the…
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The Pressley Girls Perform @ Martins Creek Community Center
Last weekend The Pressley Girls took the stage at Martins Creek Community Center. Playing at the community center is always…
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Watermelon Wine
Paul, Tipper, and Steve My earliest memory of Tom T. Hall is his classic song The Year That Clayton Delaney Died. My older…
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Little Green Valley
On August 4, 1890, Carson Robison was born in Oswego, KS. Robison had many occupations over his lifetime, most of…
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When It’s Lamp Lighting Time In The Valley
This post was originally published here on the Blind Pig in 2008. At that time I was wondering how my…
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Swallowtail Jig
My musical upbringing was predominately influenced by church music-of the southern Baptist variety. Brother duet superstars like The Louvins and…
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Nearer My God To Thee
The hymn Nearer My God To Thee was written by Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848). Adams was a British actress and…
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Always On The Sunny Side
The song Keep On The Sunny Side was made popular by The Carter Family, who used it as their theme…
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The Gloryland Way
*Way– habit, road, course, route, system, track, method, walk, approach, technique, procedure, trail, path, progress. There are many different “ways”….
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Gonna Find Me A Bluebird
Charles Fletcher, talented Appalachian writer, recently shared some interesting Bluebird information with me, and I thought you might enjoy it…
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Red Is The Rose
I have a new favorite song-and I thought I’d share it with you today. Chitter learned the song from “the…
