Forgotten Treasures
Pap and Granny – Early 80s A week or so ago I was wanting something different to listen to. I…
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Overheard
“Your mistake was letting him know what was in your mind. My mistake was thinking I had the measure of…
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Cherokee County Courthouse
Cherokee County Courthouse – Photo from “Marble & Log – The History & Architecture of Cherokee County, North Carolina” produced…
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Maypole Dance
Maypole Dance – John C. Campbell Folk School – Brasstown 2019 The tradition of dancing around the Maypole in celebration…
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May 2019 Planting by the Signs Calendar
Can you believe it’s May of 2019? I can’t. This year is speeding by at warp speed. I ought to…
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Spring of the Year When Granny was a Girl
Granny The other evening I asked Granny what she remembered about Spring of the year when she was a girl….
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Cherry Bounce
“Old man Amos stands treetop-tall in mountain folklore. He made his name and his fame with a concoction called Cherry…
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Ethan Allen
I’m sharing another favorite Pickin and Grinnin in the Kitchen Spot with you today. There are a few Front Range…
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Greening Up According to Blind Pig Readers
Tamela: Green-up always happens with a flourish around here. There is a pinkish-greenish haze for a while which lingers as…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 123
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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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Murphy and a Sense of Place
Murphy, NC The other evening The Deer Hunter and I did something we rarely do, we went out to eat….
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Notes from Joseph Hall’s Early Fieldwork
Photo by NPS Archives “From my first days in the Smokies I listened carefully to all native people I met…
