“Autumn” poem begins the show as Amy recites her love of the mountains. Doreyl talks with the Catman (Dr. Harold Sims), who shares the story of his shelter and his attentiveness to the welfare of cats. Amy spends time with Linda Owen Vinson and...
Cockman Family (Musical group); Pruitt, Ruth Moore; Sims, Harold; Vinson, Linda Owen
A show full of memories and nostalgia: Doreyl and Amy talk about growing up in Western North Carolina and how it affected them later in life. Mountain Faith from Sylva sings "The Music of the Mountains," and Ginny McAfee from Black Mountain sings...
A special tribute to Annie Lee Bryson, the Corn Husk Doll Lady, whom we lost on September 6, 2010. Along with a replay of an earlier interview with Bryson, we have her daughters—Norma Clayton, Anna Allen, and Carolyn Wiggins—sharing memories of...
Alarka’s Julia Thompson and her band, Smoky Mountain Melodies, open the show with "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown.” Doreyl interviews Glynis Heenan from Cashiers about miracle waters. Amy talks with Janet and John Chinners of Dillsboro...
music; arts and crafts; storytelling; life stories;
Amy Ammons tells the story “Footsteps in the Shadows.” Doreyl Ammons interviews Dr. Ray Menze about Gallery One in Sylva. Amy interviews fiddler Amanda Dills Stewart from Cullowhee about how she learned to fiddle and became one of the Fiddling...
Menze, Raymond Albert, 1939-2011; Stewart, Amanda Dills
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...
Bryson, Annie Lee, 1921-2010; Childress, Jimmy; Crowe, Thomas Rain; Hooper, Gladys; Pruitt, Ruth Moore; Shuler, Keith; Vinson, Linda Owen
Amy begins the show by sharing her childhood memories of a swinging bridge across the Tuckasegee River. “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” by Jo Northup and Richard Birt follows the story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl continues her talk with David...
traditions; arts and crafts; life stories; religion;
Amy begins the show by talking about the tradition of eating black-eyed peas, collard greens, and hog jowls on New Year’s Day. “Grandpa” by Henry Queen follows the interview. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with potter Brant Barnes about...
Amy begins the show describing the "gold" of the mountains. Doreyl joins Peggy Dawson in the garden once again to talk about growing and eating autumn vegetables. Amy’s guest, Brant Barnes from Dillsboro, shares some fascinating Crisp, Gunner,...
Amy begins the show with her childhood memories of snowflakes and buckeyes, followed by the song “I’ve Got That Joy” from the Butterpats of Sherrills Ford. Doreyl interviews David Nestler of Sylva, who talks about his woodworking and his...
Amy begins the show with her story “Boney’s Defeat,” which is set in the 1860s and tells how a hunting dog met his end. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Pavel Wlosok, who is the director of the jazz band at Western Carolina University....
storytelling; music; events; farming; life stories; community organizations;
Amy begins the show with her story “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” which is about the home her family lived in during the 1950s, in Cullowhee and how the song the story is named after helped her with difficulties in her life. The story is...
storytelling; community organizations; events; life stories; farming; music;
Amy begins the show with her story “Overalls and Rainbow Trout,” which is about her father and Aunt Lillie fishing for rainbow trout in the Tuckasegee River. The story is followed by “Old Gravel Road” by the Rye Holler Boys. On Creative...
Rye Holler Boys (Musical group); Gordon, Heather; Ross Brothers (Musical group); Miller, Milan; Mitchell, Stedman; Brown, Betty Collins; Deitz, Chrystal; Norton, Sona G.;
music; storytelling; farming; community organizations; history;
Amy begins the show with her story "Born with a Veil." Then, part two of Doreyl’s interview with Margaret Oren and Jane Coburn from Full Spectrum Farms in the Wayehutta community. Amy’s guest is Julie Hooper Spiro, director of the Jackson...
Amy begins the show with her story "Daddy Waltzed with Mother." Then Doreyl’s guest, Fran Cargill from Franklin, sings "Amazing Grace" in the Cherokee language, followed by a rendition of the song from the Nikwasi Dulcimer Players; Cargill shares...
Cargill, Fran; Muses (Musical group); Nikwasi Dulcimer Players; Wilson, Richard
Amy begins the show with her story "My Uncle Ray," followed by the song "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" by Jim Greer. Doreyl and her guest, Dot Conner of Sylva, discuss Conner’s mother, Mary Jane Queen, and the CSA scholarships for students of...
storytelling; arts and crafts; life stories; traditions; music;
Amy begins the show with her story, “And the Wolves Howl at Night.” It recounts how her grandmother, living in the Little Canada area, provided for her family and maintained her home while her husband was fighting in the war. The story is...
Barnes, Brant; McDowell Family (Musical Group); Rogers, Michael M.; Mountain Faith (Musical group); Carroll, Tonya Elizabeth; Calhoun, Walker; Northup, Jo;
Amy begins with a short story, "Shoebox Christmas." Doreyl interviews Dr. Henry Wong of Cullowhee, who sings "Ave Maria" and "What Child is This." Amy interviews Jane Giese in Bryson City, who shares the experience of riding the Great Smoky...
Cockman Family (Musical group); Giese, Jane; Wong, Henry
Amy begins with the story “Linda and the Chickens.” Doreyl interviews Keith Shuler of Sylva, who sings “Buck-Dancing/Flat-Footin’ Dominecker Hen” from his new album, Smoky Mountain Days. Amy’s guest is Zara Ashe from Tuckasegee, a young...
local writings; events; arts and crafts; life stories; history; music;
Amy describes the upcoming Catch the Spirit of Appalachia Writer’s Celebration to be held at the Jarrett House in Dillsboro on November 9th. The event highlights regional writers. “Oh Perfect Love” by Jo Northup and Richard Birt plays in the...
Northup, Jo; Birt, Richard; Brown, Betty Collins; Forbes, Karla; Clover (Musical group); Brown, Charlie; Ross Brothers (Musical group); Bryson, Ida Jean Allen; Cockman Family (Musical group); Gallamore, Jared W.; Pic n' Play Dulcimer Group; Muses...
