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; 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...
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; 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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Autism spectrum disorders -- Treatment; Full Spectrum Farms; Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931 -- Family; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee Indians -- Land tenure -- North...
This week Amy shares her memories of walking down the mountain to catch the school bus with “Times I Try to Remember.” Accompanying the story is “Try to Remember” by Ron Smith from Sylva. On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s guests are Teresa...
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...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Western Carolina University. School of Music; Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center; Museums -- Curatorship -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
The show begins with Amy’s story “Grandma’s Apron,” which tells of her grandmother and the various ways she used her apron. The story is accompanied by “As the Deer Pants” by David Bauer. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Will...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Choral conductors -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Festivals -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Farm life...
Amy begins the show with her story “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” which is about the home her family lived in during the 1950s, in Cullowhee and how the song the story is named after helped her with difficulties in her life. The story is...
This draft history of the Allanstand Cottage Industries tells the story of how Frances Goodrich founded the craft cooperative. The story begins with Goodrich's work as an educational missionary in the Brittain's Cove community in Buncombe County...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Teachers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County;
Amy begins the show with her story "Daddy Waltzed with Mother." Then Doreyl’s guest, Fran Cargill from Franklin, sings "Amazing Grace" in the Cherokee language, followed by a rendition of the song from the Nikwasi Dulcimer Players; Cargill shares...
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 -- 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; Music -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Centers for the performing arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Music -- North Carolina -- Henderson County; ...
In her story "Feed Sack Dresses and Singer Sewing Machines," Amy remembers her mother and her many sewing creations. (“Ookpik Waltz” from the McDowell family of Canton accompanies her story.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Eugenia...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Swain County;...
In her opening story, Amy describes the tragic day in December of 1883 when many died during the digging of Cowee Tunnel. (Milan Miller’s song "Cowee Tunnel" accompanies her story.) On Creative Corner with Doreyl, guest Sharon Petersen discusses...
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.)...
Berry, Thomas, 1914-2009; Environmentalism; Orphanages -- North Carolina; Quilting -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Shape-note singing;
Amy’s story, “A Silk Purse Out of a Sow’s Ear” carries us back to Thanksgiving time in the 50s. “There Was a Time” by Appalachian Fire follows the segment. On Creative Corner, Doreyl spends time with poet Thomas Rain Crowe. They talk...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Rivers -- North Carolina; Natural areas -- North Carolina, Western; Quilting -- North Carolina -- Mitchell County; Mountain life -- North Carolina, Western; Museum of the Cherokee Indian; Mountain...
Amy’s story, “The Star Princess and the Miracle” begins the show. The story is accompanied by “When You Wish Upon a Star” as performed by Jo Northup and Richard Birt. On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s guest is Mary Jo Hooper Cobb, who...
Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gospel singers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gospel musicians -- North Carolina, Western; Quilting -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Museum of the Cherokee Indian; Mountaintop removal...
Amy’s story, “Underneath Horseshoe Rock” begins the show and talks about Horseshoe Rock, which is located on Wolf Mountain and also discusses living on Wolf Mountain as a young girl. The story is followed by “In the Stable” by the Cockman...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Personal trainers; Exercise; Nutrition; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Genealogy; Animal rescue --...
Amy’s story “Oh and So,” about twin bear cubs, begins the show. “Let it Snow” by Ashleigh and Holly Fortner follows the story. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is personal trainer David Quarnstrom. He talks about ways to be healthier...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Christmas stories; Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mural painting and decoration -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; African...
Amy’s story, “In a Pocket of Time,” begins the show; she tells of the way Christmas was when she was a child living on Cullowhee Mountain. The story is followed by “Christmas Time at Home” by the Cockman Family. On Creative Corner,...
