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; Gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Teachers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Librarians -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
To open the show, Amy shares “The Legend of Horseshoe Rock,” a story told years ago by her uncle Sterlen. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Peggy Dawson of Tuckasegee, discuss the importance of mulch and methods for keeping insects and...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Graham County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Swain County (N.C.) --...
To open the show, Amy describes her encounter with Diana of the Dunes and the enchanting power of good storytelling, followed by an instrumental rendition of “This Old Guitar.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and author Ray Carpenter discuss his...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Genealogy; Music -- North Carolina --...
Amy shares her mother's story, "Called to Preach," about Amy's grandfather, followed by “Amazing Grace” from Jo Northup and Richard Birt of Asheville. On Creative Corner with Doreyl, guests Sue Bullock and Sonny Reighard of Stecoah discuss the...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina, Western; Teachers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Hiking -- North...
Amy shares with her audience “A Simpler Time,” talking about her mom and dad and the changes of lifestyle. “Love of the Mountains” by the McDowell Family follows the segment. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Doris Hunter, who gives an...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Doreyl talks with Brenda McAfee who shares her new song, "That’s Not Smoke in the Smokies." Amy interviews Jean Allen who was born in 1931 on Caney Fork; Allen shares the many things she has experienced through the years. Milan Miller’s...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Macon County Historical Society (Macon County, N.C.); Special events -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Doreyl talks with Keith Shuler from Sylva, who shares stories and sings his song "Those Mystery Smoky Mountains." Amy hosts Steve Rice, Carolyn Nohria, and Riley Henry of the Macon County Historical Society. Director Rice shares the history of the...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Violin makers -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Flood dams and reservoirs -- North...
Amy shares a story about how the Ammons siblings stuck together as children, accompanied by the song “Side by Side” from Mitch Miller. Doreyl interviews Kate Rickenbacker, a violin maker and musician from Black Mountain who demonstrates her...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee Indians -- Folklore; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Crocheting -- North Carolina...
To open the show, Amy describes the joys of picking wild strawberries and shares a Cherokee legend about strawberries. Doreyl interviews Brenda McAfee of Asheville who shares her new song that was inspired by Doreyl’s "Fiery Fiddler" painting....
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Pottery, American -- North Carolina, Western; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Clog dancing -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Macon County...
To open the show, Amy shares a coon hunting story, aided by Sylva musician Keith Shuler with his original song "Sam Moody, Legendary Coonhound." On Creative Corner, Doreyl's guest, Kim Ross of Waynesville, discusses her clogging team and her talent...
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; Woodwork -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;...
In her opening story, “The Wayward Wind,” Amy shares early memories of participating in a talent contest at school in Tuckasegee, followed by Gogi Grant’s rendition of "The Wayward Wind.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Robert Woods, a...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mining camps -- West Virginia; West Virginia -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; African...
To open the show, Amy shares memories of her mother, Cannie Owen Ammons, in her story "Cannie From Wolf Mountain,” accompanied by "O Perfect Love" from Jo Northup and Richard Birt of Asheville. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Bryan...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Wagon trains -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina --...
In her story "Upper Room of the Canhouse," Amy describes her rustic mountain childhood, followed by Keith Shuler’s song "Friends.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Larry Barnett of Bryson City, discuss his bluegrass background and his...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cooking -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Morgan, Robert, 1918-; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
In her opening story, "Camping under the Stars," Amy recalls childhood memories of camping out and sharing youthful dreams around the campfire with her siblings. (“A Rose in a Fire” by Bill Mize and Martha Jacobs accompanies her story.) On...
American poetry -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Flea markets -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gospel singers -- North Carolina, Western;
Amy shares a poem for her sister Doreyl entitled “A Miracle in the Sand,” followed by J. Robin Whitley’s original song “Sister.” Doreyl interviews Uncle Bill Seay from Uncle Bill’s Flea Market in Whittier. Amy talks with Nadia Moffett,...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation; Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc.;...
Amy’s opening story is “Crepe Paper Roses”, where she takes the listener back to when she made waxed crepe paper roses with her grandmother for Decoration Day. (“Whispering Hope” by Jo Northup accompanies her story.) Doreyl’s guest on...
Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Adoption -- Ukraine -- Kiev; Musicians -- North...
This week, Amy’s story is “The Sinister-Looking House” where she goes back to when she was a child and describes the house in which she grew up. (Appalachian Fire from Henderson County sings “There is a Time”, closing the segment.)...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Folk music -- North Carolina, Western; Bed and breakfast accommodations -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; African Americans -- North Carolina --...
This week Amy shares her memories of the song “Wildwood Flower”; “Wildwood Flower” by Ron Smith from Sylva accompanies her story, followed by another rendition by the Queen Family from John’s Creek. On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s guest is...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Art metal-work -- North Carolina, Western; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Astrology and gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Amy opens the show with “Heavenly Grass.” Doreyl spends time with Ruth Morgan McConnell, who shares the history of the Morgan family’s hand-hammered pewter since 1930. Amy welcomes Dorothy Queen Conner of Sylva, who shares her tips for...
