I’m Giving Away Some Blind Pig and The Acorn Music
Some of my earliest memories revolve around the art of making music. I was blessed to grow up in…
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Appalachian Sayings – It’ll Put Hair On Your Chest
Hiking up and down steep mountains will put hair on your chest. It’ll also make you take naps in…
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5 Things
1. The trees have put on their pretty fall garments, but someone forgot to remind Mother Nature to lower…
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A Mother’s Love Defies Death
Today wraps up my October series of spooky posts. It seems appropriate to end with my favorite mountain ghost…
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Knoxville Girl
When I hear someone talking about the many murder ballads of Appalachia, Knoxville Girl is always the one that comes…
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Me and Rice’s Mill and Some Cats
Today’s guestpost was written by David Templeton. Me and Rice’s Mill and Some Cats by David Templeton It’s with no…
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The Mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights
A few weeks ago Blind Pig Reader Will left this comment: “This was a great article and I just love…
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Death Superstitions and Traditions in Appalachia
Like many people, I like to walk around old graveyards reading headstones and wondering about the folks who lie beneath…
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The Attic Visitor
Today’s guestpost was written by Keith Jones. The Attic Visitor By Keith Jones (FaceBook/MountainStoryteller) Robert Jiles was the most unimaginative…
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Halloween Rhyme from Appalachia
HALLOWEEN RHYME written by Mike Norris Billy stuffed the witch’s mailbox with hay, And threw rocks at her cat….
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Do you like Deviled Ham?
Do you like deviled ham? I do. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like it’s a food that is shunned…
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In the Pines
The Pressley Girls first learned the song In the Pines back in 2013. They’ve been doing the song ever since….
