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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Cabbage Patch Stew
I’ve been making Cabbage Patch Stew since before I was married. Back in the day Granny was really into cutting…
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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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A Dandy Hickory Tree
A few weekends ago we went on a long hike up the creek. The Deer Hunter wanted to show Chitter…
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We Probably Shouldn’t Have But. . .
Tomato and pepper seedlings We probably shouldn’t have but we planted our spring veggies. Was it too early to plant?…
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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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Thinking of the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Brasstown felt the effects of COVID-19 in a huge way last week. Thankfully, no one has the virus, but due…
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Old Time Light Cornbread
A few weeks back Emaline B. Winter emailed me to see if I had ever heard of light cornbread. She…
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Come Morning
“Come Morning” was a number one hit on the Southern Gospel Charts back in 1980. The song was written by…
