Record #:

3350

Author(s):

Blamgren, Paige G.

Abstract:

Held each summer since 1992, at Warren Wilson College near Asheville, The Swannanoa Gathering holds week-long sessions that study the musical and folk heritage of the Southern Appalachians.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 65 Issue 1, June 1997, p26-28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk festivals--Swannanoa; Folklore--Appalachian Region, Southern; Folk music--Appalachian Region, Southern; Swannanoa--Festivals, etc.

Record #:

31636

Author(s):

West, John Foster; Roberts, Bruce

Abstract:

John Foster West of Wilkes County is a writer of Appalachian folklore and folkways. West and photographer Bruce Roberts published a book of poems and photographs of life in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Selections from their book, “This Proud Land,” are presented in this article.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan 1975, p6-7, il, por

Subject(s):

Poetry; Folklore--Appalachian Region, Southern; Photographs--Appalachian region; Writers, North Carolina

Record #:

35158

Author(s):

Williams, Cratis

Abstract:

Tall tales about some interesting men and women who lived in the Appalachian Mountains. Most were exaggerated stories about weird quirks, feats of strength, hunting, and religious fanatics.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Dec 1958, p1-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mountain people; Mountain life--Appalachian Region, Southern; Tall tales; Folklore--Appalachian Region, Southern