Singing -- North Carolina; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Markets -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Square dancing -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain...
Amy opens the show with her thoughts about a cappella singing, and the Muses of Asheville sing "Maybe.” Doreyl interviews five women at the Downtown Market in Asheville: Pepper Parris (the market’s coordinator) and Kimberlina Marie, Miranda...
This white oak basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Dolly Taylor. It is made in the shape of a baby’s cradle, but its small size indicates that it is most likely a child’s toy. Taylor’s basket is dyed with walnut and bloodroot to...
This woodcarving depicts a woman nursing a baby and was made by Wade Martin (1920-2005) of Swannanoa, N.C. during the late 1940s. The woman is sitting on a bench, has long hair, is wearing a dress, but no shoes. Martin's initials, "WHM," are carved...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
This photograph shows Doris Reece carving small animals. Known as Dot Reece or "Mamma Dot," Doris Reese was first exposed to woodcarving through her neighbors Hope and Glen Brown who carved and sold their work through the woodcarving cooperative...
This photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows Ella May Sequoyah, wife of Amoneeta Sequoyah with her son, Amoneeta, Jr. and her daughter, Rachel Lydia Sequoyah. The rivercane purse basket on Mrs. Sequoyah's arm, also called a "shopper," is typical of...
