Farm life -- North Carolina, Western; Family farms -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Fund raising -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;...
Doreyl and her guest, Mary Jo Hooper Cobb of Tuckasegee, discuss Cobb’s return to her family’s farm and memories of community cakewalks. Amy talks with Dot Conner, eldest daughter of legendary Mary Jane Queen from John’s Creek; featured music...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Antiques -- North Carolina -- Jackson County
Amy introduces Jacob Jones, a 14-year-old musician from Sylva, who plays “Whoa Mule.” Doreyl’s special guest is our producer, Neal Hearn, who talks about creating his classic glass boxes. Amy welcomes Marion Jones, an antiques collector from...
This photograph of four mountain dulcimers was taken by John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) in the late 1930s. Niles accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia, where this photograph was most likely taken. Niles, a...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Authors, American -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Amy thanks the youthful entertainers from CSA’s scholarship dinner, and introduces "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" from Jacob Jones. Doreyl interviews Amy about the upcoming Patchwork Folk and Fabric Festival on June 4, 2011, at the Jackson County...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina, Western; Banjo -- Construction; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Amy opens the show with her story “Granny Dawson's Basket.” Doreyl and local artist Casey Queen of Dillsboro discuss the artists and events of the upcoming ColorFest celebration in Dillsboro. Amy talks with Jeffrey Delfield of Bryson City, who...
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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gallery One (Sylva, N.C.); Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and...
For Amy, this planting season brings memories of her father, and she shares her story "Two Seeds at a Time, a Foot Apart. The song "For the Beauty of the Earth" from the Butterpats of Sherrills Ford follows her story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Family farms -- North Carolina -- Madison County; Farm life --...
In her story “The Eternal Flame,” Amy connects the flames of the Olympic torch to the eternal flame of the Cherokee Indians (located outside the Mountainside Theatre) and the eternal flame within those who carry the stories of generations past....
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ammons Family; Artists -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Arts -- North Carolina, Western; Arneach, Lloyd; Storytellers -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation; Cherokee Indians -- North...
Amy’s story is “Mountain Sisters Come Home,” where she gives the background of how the storytelling team of the “Ammons Sisters” came about. (“Sister” by J. Robin Whitley from Sylva follows the segment.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s...
Dillsboro (N.C.) -- History; Menze, Raymond Albert, 1939-2011 -- Art collections; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Cades Cove (Tenn.) -- Anecdotes; Storytelling --...
This week Amy tells the story of how Dillsboro was founded. “Almost Home” by Randy Petersen accompanies her story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s guest is Gail Stillwell Cooper, who talks about having Dr. Ray Menze’s art collection at Gateway...
This three-string dulcimer was made by Kentucky luthier Jethro Amburgey. As is typical of early hand-built Appalachian dulcimers, this instrument is only partially fretted, the frets not reaching across the entire fret board. This instrument was...
This photograph features an arrangement of craft items and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. Niles is most known as a composer, singer...
This photograph features several carved animals and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. The larger hand-carved bird figure was made by...
This photograph features an arrangement of craft items and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. Niles is most known as a composer, singer...
This photograph features a carving and several pieces of pottery and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. This hand-carved mule was made...
This photograph features an arrangement of handmade craft items and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. This photograph features several...
This photograph features several carved animals and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. These hand-carved animal figures were made at the...
This photograph, taken by John Jacob Niles in the 1930s, features an arrangement of hand carved bookends and a hand forged iron candlestick. These items are typical of those produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1930s. The...
This photograph, taken by John Jacob Niles in the 1930s, features an assortment of hand carved roosters and swans typical of those produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1930s. These carvings were most likely produced and sold...
This photograph, taken by John Jacob Niles in the 1930s, features an assortment of hand carved horses typical of those produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1930s. These carvings were most likely produced and sold through the...
