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 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 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...
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Olive Dame Campbell and features her singing the ballad Barbry Ellen (also know as Barbry Allen, Barbara Allen, and other names). Campbell was an avid folk song collector. She describes...
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...
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, 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...
This photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, shows John Jacob Niles and Olive Dame Campbell examining hand carved animals produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the early 1930s. These carvings were most likely produced and...
This photograph features an arrangement of hand carved animals and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) was a folksinger, instrument maker, and ballad collector who accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography...
