Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Doreyl talks with Krista Robb, a WCU student intern working with Catch the Spirit of Appalachia and its projects. Amy interviews Curtis Blanton from Nation’s Creek, the author of three books about local heritage. (Curtis will return next week to...
Quilting -- North Carolina, Western; Quiltmakers -- North Carolina, Western; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
Amy introduces the show with stories of quilters and seamstresses, and information about the upcoming Patchwork Fabric Festival. Doreyl talks to Patricia Purdy of Tuckasegee about the history of the red-heel sock monkey doll. Neal Hearn interviews...
Menze, Raymond Albert, 1939-2011; Gallery One (Sylva, N.C.); Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County;
This week’s show is a tribute to Dr. Ray Menze of Cullowhee, former president of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, who passed away on the eve of Thanksgiving. We begin with excerpts from a September 2008 interview with Menze, followed by stories...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Queen, Mary Jane, 1914-2007; Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.; Scholarships -- North Carolina, Western; Letter carriers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
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...
Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Businesswomen -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Frontier and pioneer life; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Indians of North America...
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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; John C. Campbell Folk School; Scholarships -- North Carolina, Western; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Legends -- North...
Amy’s story, “Buckeyes and Snowflakes” opens the show, telling of finding buckeyes and childhood memories of the snow. “Just One More Day” by Keith Shuler follows the story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl continues her talk with Mike Potts,...
Special events -- North Carolina, Western; Contests -- North Carolina, Western; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- Competitions -- North Carolina, Western; Great Smoky Mountains...
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...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Fiddlers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gallery One (Sylva, N.C.); Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Storytelling -- North...
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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;...
Opening the show is Amy’s story “Slopping the Hogs.” Doreyl interviews Tim Lewis who talks about his art form and Gallery One. Amy spends time with Gail Stillwell Cooper, owner of Gateway Flea Market and member of one of the oldest families...
Muses (Musical group); Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western
Amy’s story of “The Canhouse Band” opens the show. Doreyl’s Creative Corner welcomes Barry and Serena Dosenko, husband-and-wife writers, who discuss their writings about their families. Then Amy talks with Sarajane Melton of Sylva who sings...
Poets, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; American poetry -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention; Musicians -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
In celebration of "Heart Month,” we feature stories from and for the heart! Doreyl’s guest, poet Thomas Rain Crowe from Tuckasegee, shares poetry from the heart. Amy interviews our own Neal Hearn of Franklin, who talks about caring for the...
Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;...
Amy opens the show with words about snow and sisters. Doreyl interviews Ginny McAfee from Black Mountain who sings "It’s Gonna Snow Tonight," a song written by her mother, Brenda. Amy talks with Pam Dengler, a musician and music instructor in...
Animal rescue -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County;
This week, interviews with two people who give from the heart: Amy interviews Veronica Nicholas of Sylva, president of ARF (Jackson County Humane Society), and Neal Hearn concludes his interview with Dr. Earl Haddock of Sylva, a heart specialist...
Music -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Interior decoration -- Georgia -- Atlanta; Consignment sale shops -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
The McDowell family’s song "Love of the Mountains” is featured in honor of Franklin Lee Ammons. Doreyl interviews Rita Robb, Atlanta-based interior designer, and Amy talks with Melissa Rogers of Sassy Girls Consignment in Dillsboro. The show...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Agriculture -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs --...
To open the show, Amy shares a story about her father, followed by "Reap What You Sow," an original song from Tuckasegee’s Betty Collins Brown about her own parents. Doreyl interviews Teresa Dowd about the upcoming Full Spectrum Farms Growers’...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musical instruments -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Amy tells the history of the mountain dulcimer. Doreyl interviews five members of the Pic n’ Play Dulcimer Group of Sylva and they play the song "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss." Neal Hearn concludes his heart series with an interview with...
Music -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
The show is introduced by Teresa Eberly of Waynesville singing "The Water is Wide.” Doreyl interviews Julie Larson, Marie Marcella, and Richard Medcalf, artists from Asheville who will be featured at Sylva’s ColorFest on Oct 23rd. Amy...
Public libraries -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Teresa Collins Collier’s song "Hallelujah Square" introduces the show. The second part of Doreyl’s interview with Mary Otto Selzer about the new Jackson County Public Library. Amy talks with Frankie Dills Reynolds who grew up in Cullowhee and...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Teachers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County;
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...
Creative writing -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina, Western; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Henderson County; Music -- North Carolina --...
To open the show, Amy talks about teaching local writers. Doreyl interviews Franklin’s Doris Hunter about the Hard Candy Christmas Arts and Crafts Show held in Cullowhee. Amy speaks with Hendersonville writer Janie Mae McKinley, author of The...
