American poetry -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Businesswomen -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Christmas stories; Folk music -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Motion pictures --...
The show begins with Amy reading an original poem called “It’s Christmas.” The reading is accompanied by Ron Smith’s rendition of “O Christmas Tree.” Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Lisa Bradley Potts of Barker’s Creek, who is...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Band directors -- North Carolina; Jazz musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina, Western; Mountain life -- North Carolina --...
Amy begins the show with her story “Boney’s Defeat,” which is set in the 1860s and tells how a hunting dog met his end. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Pavel Wlosok, who is the director of the jazz band at Western Carolina University....
The front of the commencement program for the Almond High School in the community of Almond, in Swain County, North Carolina, features a dark gray floral design on the upper right and lower left corners against a lighter gray cover to highlight the...
The front of the commencement program for the Almond High School in the community of Almond, in Swain County, North Carolina, features a dark gray floral design on the upper right and lower left corners against a lighter gray cover to highlight 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, dated 1895, is from the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives and shows a group of students upon their arrival at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia. Founded as a Freedman's Bureau school...
Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Doreyl talks with Krista Robb, a WCU student intern working with Catch the Spirit of Appalachia and its projects. Amy interviews Curtis Blanton from Nation’s Creek, the author of three books about local heritage. (Curtis will return next week to...
Cullowhee Baptist Church (Cullowhee, N.C.); Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County;
Amy introduces the theme of today’s show: the 190th anniversary of Cullowhee Baptist Church. We hear the songs “Old Time Religion” from the Cockman Family and “Grace” by the Children of Zion. Doreyl speaks with Nicole Jarosinski, a WCU...
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; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Cherokee Indians -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Arts --...
Amy tells a story from her Uncle Sterling about breaking in horses to start the show. “Keep on the Firing Line” by the Cockman Family follows the story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Mike Potts, whose father owned the Rebel Restaurant...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ammons family; Music students -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Western Carolina University. Fine & Performing Arts Center; Arts administrators -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County...
The show begins with Amy talking about her sister Doreyl and her interest in arts and crafts and how it was nurtured by her grandfather. The story is accompanied by “Shout to the Lord” performed by David Bauer. Doreyl’s guest on Creative...
This illustrated catalog describes the classes offered at Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, during the summer of 1941. Course offerings included weaving, pottery, jewelry making, shoe making, basketry, chair caning,...
This illustrated catalog describes the classes offered at Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, during the summer of 1942. Course offerings included weaving, tapestry, metal craft, jewelry making, woodwork, pottery, shoe...
Single-sheet folded newsletter for the Appalachian School (initially called the Appalachian Industrial School). The January 1923 publication describes classes, student life, and financial needs. Illustrated with black and white photographs of...
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...
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...
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 is a transcript of an interview of basket maker Lottie Queen Stamper conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Basket maker Julia Taylor also participated in the interview. Stamper lived in Cherokee, N.C. on the Qualla...
This photograph, taken around 1927, shows Oscar Cantrell, as a student worker, plowing the fields of the John C. Campbell Folk School. Cantrell was one of the first students at the Folk School and stayed on to work at the school as the first...
This goose, carved in apple wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first...
