Stories of Mountain Folk

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Stories of Mountain Folk

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Cakewalks in the mountains are a traditional way to help neighbors when hard luck strikes. Within this podcast are interviews from those members of the western North Carolina community who have been involved in producing the benefits, participating…

Decoration Day is a widespread folk tradition extending from the east of the Appalachians to west and southwest of the Ozarks. The interviewers of Stories of Mountain Folk set out to interview members of the Western North Carolina mountains about…

From out of the Blue Ridge Mountains comes the story of Cannie from Wolf Mountain. A true slice of life from the backwoods of the early 1940s. Listen as Amy Ammons Garza, mountain storyteller, takes you back in time to a love story…

Owner of Livingston’s Photo (Main Street, Sylva, NC), Livingston Kelly shares his 45 years of history in the historic mountain Town of Sylva. He talks about the changes and lack of changes he has seen in his time on Main Street, including the Mead…

In this podcast, a bumper crop of mountain information is shared about preparing the ground, when to plant different types of vegetables, old beliefs, and planting by the signs listed on calendars and almanacs. We will hear about mountain ways of…

Barbara Sears McRae is currently an alderman for the town of Franklin, NC. Here Amy interviews Barbara on her extensive history in Macon County. Although not a native of Franklin, she has devoted many years of her life documenting some of its…

This podcast is dedicated to the wonderful people who have given their time to the Jackson County Arts Council…people who have produced a great service to our community for the past 40 years. Within the podcast you will hear the story of the history…

Over 10,000 handmade items make up the shop that only started with 12 crafters in 1976. Herewith are interviews by Doreyl Ammons Cain of Brenda Anders who tells the history of the co-op; then out of the current 70 crafters, are additional personal…

Ninety-three-year old Pelham Thomas, an Alabama native, is currently a blueberry farmer in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He’s been retired from the Math Department at Western Carolina University for more than 30 years. His stories are so interesting,…

I still can see the red tar paper that wrapped around the sinister-looking house in which we lived—no electricity, no plumbing, no running water…but here is where my siblings and me, ages 7, 9 and 10, were to make memories lasting a lifetime.…
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