Record #:

1156

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

A series of articles offers tributes to the recipients of the North Carolina Folklore Society's Brown-Hudson Folklore Awards for 1992. Recipients include Otho Willard, George Higgs, Dorothy Spruill Redford, and Karen Baldwin.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p45-56, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Folklore Society--Brown-Hudson Folklore Award

Record #:

1157

Author(s):

Peck, Catherine

Abstract:

Peck traces the oral narrative along its evolution to what she terms \"local character anecdotes.\" She gathers examples from Carteret County and uses them to support her thesis.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p63-71, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Oral tradition--Carteret County; Carteret County--Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.

Record #:

35928

Author(s):

James, A. Everette, Jr.; James, Pattie Virginia Royster

Abstract:

Mr. Arliss has been whittling wood his entire life; he started by making children’s toys, but much of what he carved reflected his childhood and important figures and themes of the world around him.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p72-76, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Artists; Woodcarving; Wood-carvers

Record #:

35930

Author(s):

Sobol, Joseph Daniel

Abstract:

In Appalachian Jack tales, Jack is a fool or laughingstock, but still the hero of the story. The types of major types of Jack tale can be divided into seven contests: nursery rhyme, fool tale, trickster tale, wonder tale, tall tale, adult fool/trickster tale (fabliau), and culture hero, all of which the author included examples of.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p77-108, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jack tales; Heroes

Record #:

35936

Author(s):

Collins, Camilla A.

Abstract:

Since 1867 when Joe Baldwin was killed and decapitated by a train accident, multiple stories have been circulated about a strange light appearing, symbolizing Joe looking for his missing head. The accounts vary, but some aspects of the legend stay the same, such as the light, time of appearance, and location.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p30-35 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Legends; Ghost stories

Record #:

35937

Author(s):

Brittain, Robbie

Abstract:

Owner of a backyard petting zoo and arboretum, Ernest Luck enjoys telling stories about past daring or humorous incidents in his life.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p36-44 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; Storytellers; Storytellers--Asheville