Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community centers -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North...
With apple blossoms flowering in the mountains, Amy is reminded of her parents’ wedding day and shares the story of their meeting; followed by Rio Clemente’s "Apple Blossom Time" and "First Impressions" from Dave Magill of Webster. On Creative...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Choral conductors -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Clog dancing -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Folk festivals -- North Carolina, Western; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
The show begins with Amy’s story “Stepping Out and Stepping In,” which talks about her divorce and her life immediately afterward, as well as being courted by Philip Scopelite. The story is accompanied by “Sugarlands Suite” by Bill Mize...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Band directors -- North Carolina; Bands (Music) -- North Carolina, Western; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee art -- North Carolina,...
The show opens with Amy’s story “Crack Shot Momma,” which is about her mother shooting a black snake that was eating one of her chickens. “Mountain Song” accompanies the story. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is John West, who is the...
Cockman Family (Musical Group); Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;
Amy’s story is “Tick Tock.” Doreyl interviews John and Jane Cockman of the Cockman Family, who discuss how they became a family who sings; they also talk about Doreyl’s upcoming art exhibit, Cultural Roots. Amy speaks with Vera Holland...
This photograph, taken in the mid-1940s, shows John C. Campbell Folk School students and community members dancing in the school's Keith House. Built in the 1930s, the Keith House housed administrative offices, a weaving room, and the community...
This handmade banjo's origin is unknown, but it is typical of a 19th century Appalachian banjo constructed by African-Americans who had cultural ties to the West coast of Africa. The banjo's pot is created from a vegetable gourd. The tuning gears...
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 undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts craft items for sale in a Cherokee craft shop on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Native-made articles on display in...
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket at a site on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Basket Weaving. One of the Arts...
This undated informational insert was included with a collection of 20 postcards in a package sold together called, "The Land of the Cherokees." This flyer highlights three figures in Cherokee history: Junaluska, Sequoyah, and Tsali and advertises...
"The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.) for October 8, 1935, ran this article titled “Indian Festival May Be Held in Tourist Season” about the Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, North Carolina, noting that “[i]t was announced on the closing day of the...
This tri-fold brochure is the program for the 1935 Cherokee Indian Fair and Folk Festival, held October 1-4 in Cherokee, North Carolina. The fair, in its twenty-second year, was sponsored by the Cherokee Indian Fair Association. Since 1914 the...
This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph depicts a modeled earthenware pottery bowl that is an effigy made in the form of a chicken. The coiled pot with incised designs was made by Cora Wahnetah, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows renowned potter Cora Wahnetah using a paddle to make a design on a piece of her pottery. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986) was also known Cora...
This Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of an earthenware vase made with incised designs and burnished neck. It was made by Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), also known Cora Wahyahneetah, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians....
This exhibition brochure was created to accompany a 1971 solo exhibition of pottery by Cora Wahnetah. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986) was also known Cora Wahyahneetah. The exhibition was organized...
This undated water jug was made by Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), a renowned Cherokee potter who learned to make pottery in the traditional way from her mother, Ella Arch. Typically, she used the coil method to form her pots and paddle stamped...
This undated water jug was made by Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), a renowned Cherokee potter who learned to make pottery in the traditional way from her mother, Ella Arch. Typically, she used the coil method to form her pots and paddle stamped...
This undated vase was made by Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), a renowned Cherokee potter who learned to make pottery in the traditional way from her mother, Ella Arch. Typically, she used the coil method to form her pots and paddle stamped them to...
This undated bowl was made by Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), a renowned Cherokee potter who learned to make pottery in the traditional way from her mother, Ella Arch. Typically, she used the coil method to form her pots and paddle stamped them to...
