Dream Folklore in Appalachia
There were a lot of comments about dreams on last week’s post Lye Soap and Feelings. I’ve had folks tell…
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How to Make an Arsh Potato Cake
In my recent video I demonstrate how to make my all time favorite Appalachian dessert—an Arsh Potato Cake. As much…
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Casey Jones
Today’s post was written by Paul. To close out this year’s train song series, here’s a jaunty little song about…
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Unusual Grammar & Phrases in Appalachia
In my latest video I discuss several unusual grammar and phrase usages in Appalachian language. I hope you enjoyed the…
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A Smoky Mountain Boyhood
Christmas came early for me this year. A couple of weeks ago Jim Casada sent me a copy of his…
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Lye Soap, and Feelings
“When the moon was right—in the dark of the moon—Ma made lye soap. All year, hickory ashes had been put…
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Bushcraft Basics: A Common Sense Wilderness Survival Handbook
Blind Pig reader Leon Pantenburg generously donated a copy of his great book “Bushcraft Basics: A Common Sense Wilderness Survival…
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Thankful November – Neighborliness
I know you’re probably saying “Tipper November is over.” It is over, but my series of Thankful November has a…
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How to Clean Deer Meat & Can it
This is The Deer Hunter’s favorite time of the year…deer hunting season. He’s never been a trophy hunter. Of course…
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I’m So Blue I Could Cry
Today’s post was written by Paul. For this week’s train song, I had the pleasure of hooking up with the…
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My Life in Appalachia 1
From the beginning my goal for Blind Pig & The Acorn was to celebrate and preserve my Appalachian heritage and…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 142
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
