Blind Pig and The Acorn https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/ Appalachian Folklore, Food, Language, and Music Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:29:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-Blind-Pig-Banner-9-15-32x32.png Blind Pig and The Acorn https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/ 32 32 Appalachian Vocabulary Test 195 https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/appalachian-vocabulary-test-195/ https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/appalachian-vocabulary-test-195/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/?p=44947 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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]]> https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/country-ham-egg-omlet/feed/ 26 Pap and Granny Singing Back in 2000 https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/pap-and-granny-singing-back-in-2000/ https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/pap-and-granny-singing-back-in-2000/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/?p=45079 Today’s post was written by Paul. Corie, Pap, Granny, Katie I’m thankful to have the video of Pap and Granny...

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]]> https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/grannys-symbolism/feed/ 32 Slingshot Memories https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/slingshot-memories-2/ https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/slingshot-memories-2/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/?p=40986 Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. THOSE WERE THE DAYS:  WHERE IS THE BOY WITH THE SLINGSHOT? Recently...

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