Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Jewelry making -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Folkmoot USA (Festival);...
Amy tells the story “Daddy Waltzed With Mother,” accompanied by “The Blue Danube Waltz.” (The old Irish song "Twilight is Stealing," performed by Tuckasegee’s Spirit-Filled Trio, follows her story.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl welcomes...
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; Basic training (Military education); Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Naturalists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Mountain life -- North...
Amy shares memories of her training in the Air Force. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Luzell Wiggins Bennett, an artist from Qualla, about her paintings and childhood inspiration. Amy interviews Jeff Gottlieb, a naturalist and primitive...
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; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Rugs, Braided -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Young volunteers in social service -- North Carolina --...
To open the show, Amy recalls memories of walking up the mountain with her grandpa, followed by Mountain Faith’s song "Grandpa.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Sylva-based artist Jane McClure, discuss her paintings and her work organizing local...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pyrography -- North Carolina, Western; Woodwork -- North...
To open the show, Amy shares childhood memories of coaxing doodlebugs out of sand pits in her story "Doodlebug, Doodlebug,” followed by Banjo Mania’s "Duets.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and poet Terry Michelsen discuss her new book, Soaring...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Agriculture -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs --...
To open the show, Amy shares a story about her father, followed by "Reap What You Sow," an original song from Tuckasegee’s Betty Collins Brown about her own parents. Doreyl interviews Teresa Dowd about the upcoming Full Spectrum Farms Growers’...
Public libraries -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Teresa Collins Collier’s song "Hallelujah Square" introduces the show. The second part of Doreyl’s interview with Mary Otto Selzer about the new Jackson County Public Library. Amy talks with Frankie Dills Reynolds who grew up in Cullowhee and...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Centenarians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Macon County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
Doreyl talks with Dave Magill and Karen Barnes in Webster, who perform the song "Some of These Days." Amy spends time with 100-year-old Rose Clark from Franklin, and then dedicates a song to Clark: "Give the World a Smile," by the Inspirations....
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Agriculture -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Artisans --...
Amy tells the tale of "The Day Grandpa Went to Jail," followed by Milan Miller’s song "The Wrong I Have Done" from the album Songs from Jackson County. On Creative Corner, Doreyl visits Margaret Oren and Teresa Dowd at the Full Spectrum Farms...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Community life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Doreyl talks with Brenda McAfee once again, discussing her song writing ability; we hear her song "The Garden," performed by her daughter Jacqui and the band Clover. Amy spends time with Helen Ammons Bryson who talks about growing up in the Little...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Fund raising -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;Special events -- North Carolina --...
Amy introduces the show with “Unfinished Stories,” a song by Jon Zachary of Cashiers. Doreyl talks with Jim Ed Powell and Annette Moore Shelton from Tuckasegee about the history of cakewalks in Jackson County. Amy’s guest, Ruth Shuler from...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Cherokee art -- North Carolina, Western; Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual,...
Amy opens the show by sharing her feelings of being home. Doreyl interviews Teresa Eberly from Cullowhee, who sings a traditional song, "Three Ravens," a cappella. Amy talks with Anna Fariello, associate research professor at Western Carolina...
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...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Amy introduces the show with the song "Bismilah” by the Ubuntu Dillsboro choir. Doreyl interviews Hank Shuler, a potter from Franklin, and they discuss the upcoming ColorFest in downtown Sylva on October 22nd. Then we learn more about Ubuntu...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cullowhee...
Amy tells the story of John Newton, the author of "Amazing Grace," followed by a performance of the song by Jo Northup, Richard Birt, and the Collins family—including the youngest ones. Doreyl and her guest, Betty Brown of Tuckasegee, discuss...
Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Floods -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Amy opens the show with a story about the flood of 1940 in Jackson County, followed by Milan Miller’s song, “The Flood of 1940.” Doreyl interviews Brenda McAfee from Asheville, who sings her original song, "Housewife Blues." In a special...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Alternative medicine specialists -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Violin makers -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina --...
Amy tells the story of Ernie the red-headed woodpecker, followed by the song "Harvest Home" from Jo Northup and Richard Birt of Asheville. On Creative Corner, Doreyl interviews two Black Mountain entrepreneurs, herbalist and acupuncturist Julia...
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; 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...
