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Appalachian HeritageWeb sitesAppalachian Heritage Crafters - I was one of the charter members of this nonprofit cooperative of artists and crafters in Murphy, North Carolina. I invite you to drop by their site, or visit the store if you're in the area. Editor's Pick! Blue Ridge Country Magazine is a full color, bi-monthly magazine dedicated to presenting the best of the history, beauty, culture and lifestyle of the Southern Appalachian Mountains from Maryland to Georgia. It is a compilation of the work of the regions' best writers and photographers, capturing the charm of the entire region: the traditions and recipes, the country stores and bed and breakfast inns, the scenic drives and recreation. John C. Campbell Folk School - I love this school, and thousands of their students agree with the sentiment. They have a great staff, world-class instructors, and excellent facilities, all tucked away in a beautiful valley near Brasstown, North Carolina. If you want to learn a traditional art or craft, this is the place to go -- if the class isn't already full -- don't wait too late to register. Editor's Pick! Appalachian Resources - compiled by the University of Kentucky Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - offers art classes and craft classes for everyone from the novice to the professional. Craft education is the reason and being for Arrowmont, and for over 50 years the school has dedicated its resources to nurturing the creative talents of individuals. In the new millennium, Arrowmont is committed to remaining one of the leading international craft schools. Heritage Partners of Cherokee County, North Carolina - Our Mission: Promote public awareness, education and good stewardship of the community's natural, historic and cultural resources. Serve as a planning, educational, and community-initiated development resource to conserve and renew these unique assets for the benefit of many generations to come. Our Purpose: Benefit the community by strengthening its sense of place, and by attracting a sustained base of heritage, ecological and agricultural tourism. You're invited to come to our annual Heritage Walk and Festival, held on the Saturday before Labor Day in Murphy, North Carolina 28906. Editor's Pick! NC Mountain Made - a heritage database of authentic music, authors, storytellers, and handmade arts & crafts of western North Carolina. See the calendar covering Western North Carolina Heritage and Cultural Events. If you're interested in what Ben Utley is doing to promote and preserve our Appalachian heritage, you can sign up for his announcements list and he'll keep you informed. Penland School of Crafts - a national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Penland offers one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books & paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking, textiles, and wood. The school also sponsors artists' residencies, educational outreach programs, and a craft gallery open to the public. Celtic, Gaelic, Scottish, Irish SitesScottish Tartans Museum - Franklin, North Carolina Books(See also, The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina by Jay Fields and Handcrafted in the Blue Ridge: Discovering the Crafts, Artisans, and Studios of Western North Carolina by Irv Green and Andrea Gross.)
Please try again later. Appalachian Trail: A Photographic Tour by Carol M. Highsmith and Ted Landphair. Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills Blackberry Cove Herbal: Healing with Common Herbs in the Appalachian Wise-Woman Tradition by Linda Ours Rago, D. Suttenfield (Illustrator) and Antonia Walker (Illustrator). Far Appalachia by Noah Adams. - This book was an Amazon.com Photography Editors' Pick for Best of 2001. (The) Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moon... by Eliot Wigginton (Editor). - I greatly enjoyed reading almost this entire series of books. I say 'almost' because I just never got around to reading the last couple in the series, yet. - Editor's Pick! Foxfire 2: Ghost Stories, Spring Wild Plant Foods, Spinning and Weaving, Midwifing, Burial Customs, Corn Shuckin's, Wagon Making, and More Affairs of Plain Living by Eliot Wigginton (Editor). - Highly recommended. - Editor's Pick! Foxfire 3: Animal Care, Banjos and Dulcimers, Hide Tanning, Summer and Fall Wild Plant Foods, Butter Churns, Ginseng, and Still More Affairs of Plain Living by Eliot Wigginton (Editor). Foxfire 4: Fiddle Making, Springhouses, Horse Trading, Sassafras Tea, Berry Buckets, Gardening, and Further Affairs of Plain Living by Eliot Wigginton (Editor). Foxfire 5: Ironmaking, Blacksmithing, Flintlock Rifles, Bear Hunting, and Other Affairs of Plain Living by Eliot Wigginton (Editor). - Editor's Pick! Foxfire 6: shoemaking, 100 toys and games, gourd banjos and song bows, wooden locks, a water-powered sawmill, and other fascinating topics by Eliot Wigginton (Editor). Foxfire 7: traditions of mountain religious heritage, covering ministers, revivals, baptisms, gospel-singing, faith healing, camp meetings, snake handling, and more by Eliot Wigginton (Editor) and Paul Gillespie (Editor). Foxfire 8: Southern folk pottery from pug mills, ash glazes, and groundhog kilns to face jugs, churns and roosters; mule swapping, chicken fighting, and more by Eliot Wigginton (Editor) and Margie Bennett (Contributor). Foxfire 9: General Stores, the Jud Newson Wagon, a Praying Rock, a Catawba Indian Potter -- and Haint Tales, Quilting, Home Cures, and Log Cabin revisited by Eliot Wigginton (Editor) and Margie Bennett (Contributor). Foxfire 10: Railroad Lore, Boardinghouses, Depression-Era Appalachia, Chair Making, Whirligigs, Snake Canes, and Gourd Art by George P. Reynolds (Editor), Susan Walker (Editor), and Eliot Wigginton (Contributor). Foxfire 11: The Old Homeplace, Wild Plant Uses, Preserving and Cooking Food, Hunting Stories, Fishing, and More Affairs of Plain Living by Kaye Carver Collins (Editor) and Lacy Hunter (Editor). (The) Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery by Eliot Wigginton (Editor) and Linda G. Page (Editor). Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys and Games by Hilton Smith (Editor), Linda G. Page (Editor) and Simon J. Bronner (Designer). Foxfire Christmas by Eliot Wigginton (Editor) and Bobby Ann Starnes (Introduction). Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread and Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking by Joseph Earl Dabney and John Egerton. Amazon.com's Book Editors' comment: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith by Studs Terkel. - Mustering more spunk and battery juice than his overworked tape recorder, 88-year-old Studs Terkel cranks out another eclectic treasury of oral histories in Will the Circle Be Unbroken? This time, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes on the universal experience of death. Regular folks--ranging from the deeply religious to the deeply atheistic--share their life stories and their hopes or suspicions about the afterlife. Music
Please try again later. Also, you can search for Appalachian music. The Best Of Doc Watson 1964-1968 by Doc Watson. - You can't go wrong with this one. - Editor's Pick! Essential Doc Watson (Live) by Doc Watson. - Great music! - Editor's Pick! Amazon.com's Music Editors' comment: O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Various Artists - Soundtrack. - The rousing song I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow provided the film's climactic benchmark, and throughout, the always gentle and sometimes mesmerizing performances by many country music stalwarts were worked into the film as genuine parts of the setting and plot--avoiding the artifice of traditional musicals. Will the Circle be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. - This is the 30th anniversary edition of one of my all-time favorite album, tape, and CD. I've worn out two albums, two cassettes, and I'm getting regular use from the CD. Additonal tracks are included in this edition. Highly recommended. - Editor's Pick! Will the Circle be Unbroken, Vol. 2 by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. - Great! - Editor's Pick! Earl Scruggs and Friends by Earl Scruggs and Friends. - What the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did with the original Will the Circle be Unbroken album, Earl Scruggs does with his Friends album. This is not the same old bluegrass. Earl and his friends take several songs you wouldn't expect and play them in a style that you'll remember. - Editor's Pick! If you enjoy making music, as well as listening to it, then you may be interested in the music and musical instrument entries of my Arts and Crafts page. Just click on 'music' on the page index to go directly to that section.
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