Stories of mountain folk broadcast: 2008-10-18

Stories of mountain folk broadcast: 2008-10-18

Authors, American

Cemeteries

Cherokee Indians

Cherokee Indians -- Funeral customs and rites

Decoration and ornament

Local writings

Manners and customs

Music

Storytelling

Amy opens the show with her view from the mountain as a child. Doreyl talks with Kirby A. Claphan, author of a new children’s book of poetry, Cherokee Mountain, which shares lessons from a Cherokee grandfather. Amy speaks with Pamela Conseen Adams, also of Cherokee descent, who describes the traditions involved when a death occurs in a Cherokee family and how Decoration Day is celebrated. The show ends with “Nothing but the Blood,” by the Cockman Family.

Stories of Mountain Folk - Radio Programs

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

2008-10-18

Adams, Pamela Conseen

Cain, Doreyl Ammons

Claphan, Kirby A.

Cockman Family (Musical group)

Garza, Amy Ammons

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interviews

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Sound

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2012-11-14

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Swain County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

North Carolina, Western

36:42 minutes(duration)

Stories of Mountain Folk