Doreyl talks with Elly Davey from Cullowhee about her many creative avenues. Amy interviews Jane Nardy from Cashiers about her local heritage and genealogy. The show ends with singer-songwriter Paul Cataldo from Black Mountain singing "Mountain…
It’s yodeling time! Amy shares a childhood story which includes the Butterpats singing "Lone Cowgirl.” Doreyl continues her interviews with Julie Larson and Shinê Maphet from Asheville’s Downtown Market. Amy’s guest, Cheryl Beck, talks about growing…
Doreyl interviews singer-songwriter Paul Cataldo of Black Mountain who sings an original song entitled "Home." Amy welcomes Roger Chapman from Lawndale, NC, who tells the story of "Redbone Willy.” The show ends with Chapman’s original song, "Dance…
Amy and Doreyl reminisce about growing up in the mountains and finding creative inspiration in nature. For Memorial Day, they share stories from six past shows, emphasizing the need for continued support in order to keep Stories of Mountain Folk on…
Amy shares the history of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia’s Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest; Doreyl interviews one of the winners of the contest, Kaitlyn Karcher of Webster. Karcher plays "Harvest Home" on the fiddle, followed by another…
To open the show, Amy describes the creative offerings on display at the 5th Annual Patchwork Folk and Fabric Festival in Cullowhee, followed by Ron Smith’s song "Blackberry Blossom." Doreyl interviews author David Watkins of Cullowhee about his…
Doreyl talks with Betty Collins Brown from Tuckasegee about her family of 11 siblings and their music; Brown sings "Home Again.” Then Amy interviews librarian Jeff Delfield about the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City and its founder. Brown…
On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Wayne Erbsen, host of the radio program Country Roots on WCQS in Asheville; Erbsen plays "Little Sadie" on the five-string banjo and "North Carolina Breakdown" on the fiddle. Amy interviews Jim Hartbarger of…
Doreyl interviews Becky Lipkin, an herbalist from Tuckasegee, followed by the small voices of the Butterpats singing "For the Beauty of the Earth." Amy talks with Nancy Pafford of Cherokee, about her books White Feather and Cherokee Rose. The show…
Amy introduces CSA’s third Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest for the year, scheduled for the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad’s RailFest on September 18th. Doreyl visits with the Catman (Dr. Harold Sims), at the cat sanctuary in Cullowhee.…