Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Autism spectrum disorders -- Treatment; Agriculture -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Full Spectrum Farms; Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Historic buildings -- North Carolina --...
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...
Floods -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Penland School of Crafts; Farm life -- North Carolina, Western; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Penland School of Handicrafts; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Amy introduces the new Stories of Mountain Folk blog. Doreyl talks with Susan Morgan Leveille of Dillsboro, who tells the story of her historic family who started the Penland School of Crafts. Amy’s guest is Jack Brown Wiggins from Robbinsville,...
Family reunions; Legends -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Hardware stores -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County
Amy shares her thoughts about family reunions. Doreyl interviews Mary Joyce from Sylva about her research on the local "little people," then singer-songwriter Keith Shuler’s song about the legendary "little people" provides further insight. Amy...
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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Christmas stories; Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mural painting and decoration -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; African...
Amy’s story, “In a Pocket of Time,” begins the show; she tells of the way Christmas was when she was a child living on Cullowhee Mountain. The story is followed by “Christmas Time at Home” by the Cockman Family. On Creative Corner,...
Gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gardening -- Poetry; Webster (N.C.) -- History; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Doreyl talks with Thomas Rain Crowe from Tuckasegee about gardening, and Crowe shares some gardening poetry. Amy’s guest, Joe Rhinehart of Webster, shares some of the interesting history of his historic town; Harry Cagle’s "Boil Them Cabbage...
It is not known who made this undated historic photograph of Nancy Bradley working out-of-doors in front of her home. Surrounded by piles of rivercane with which to make baskets, Bradley is shown trimming the cane. Few baskets made by Nancy...
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...
Radio broadcasters -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Radio personalities -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Bed and breakfast accommodations -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North...
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...
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;...
The historic Jackson County Courthouse serves as the setting for Amy's opening story, "Grandpa and his Still,” with music from Black Mountain’s Ginny McAfee singing “The Things That Grandpa Did.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest,...
Music -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Contests -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County;
The McDowell family from Canton starts the show playing “Rock Andy.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl welcomes author Gail Nolen of Barker’s Creek to discuss her children’s book, Johnny, My Favorite Mouse. Then, we host the youthful winners of...
American poetry -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Businesswomen -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Christmas stories; Folk music -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Motion pictures --...
The show begins with Amy reading an original poem called “It’s Christmas.” The reading is accompanied by Ron Smith’s rendition of “O Christmas Tree.” Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Lisa Bradley Potts of Barker’s Creek, who is...
This 1978 photograph was taken by an unknown photographer inside an historic home at New Echota. A woven coverlet typical of the Craft Revival is on the bed; a hooked rug on the floor. New Echota was an attempt by the Cherokee to establish a...
This 1978 photograph was taken by an unknown photographer inside one historic home at New Echota, the site established as the capital of the Cherokee Nation in 1825. The photograph depicts a variety of implements that would have been commonly used...
This 1978 photograph, illustrating the use of Cherokee handwork, was taken inside one historic home at New Echota. The photograph, by an unknown photographer, shows a variety of baskets that were commonly made by Cherokee craftspeople for everyday...
This historic photograph was made by an unknown photographer in 1968 at an unknown Native American competition in Oklahoma. Elsie Watty's white oak baskets are seen at right. Elsie Welch Watty (b. 1935) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who...
This photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows the original Museum of the Cherokee Indian in the 1950s. That facility was opened in 1948 but burned in the early 1970s. The Museum re-located to its present location in 1976. The mission of the Museum...
This promotional brochure describes the purpose, philosophy, history, and activities of the John C. Campbell Folk School. It was produced by Georg Bidstrup when he became director of the school in 1952, although much of the information pertains to...
