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Record #:
14724
Author(s):
Sharpe, Bill
Abstract:
The 18th annual Asheville Mountain Dance and Folk Festival helps preserve the great reservoir of folk music and dance in the Southern Appalachians.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 21, Oct 1944, p1-2, 18-19, f Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folk dancing; Folk music--Appalachian Region, Southern; Folk festivals--Asheville; Asheville Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
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Record #:
16343
Author(s):
Whitener, Rogers
Abstract:
Kay Wilkins has done her neighbors, state, and region proud for her educational endeavors and the perpetuation of Appalachian cultural traditions. Wilkins served as a teacher in the Avery County public schools for thirty-five years, and in 1948 formed the Cranberry High School Folk Dance Team in order to revive a dying from of recreation. Her clogging and dance teams have won local, regional, and national folk dance awards.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 26 Issue 1, May 1978, p45-46
Subject(s):
Asheville Mountain Dance and Folk Festival; Wilkins, Kay
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