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for "North Carolina Folklore Journal"
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24501
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In 2015, UNC Chapel Hill’s Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) celebrated its fortieth anniversary. This article includes an interview with SOHP Director, Malinda Maynor Lowery, who discusses the current projects SOHP is working on and the ways in which the program strives to include Digital Humanities in its work.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p14-21, il, por, map
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24502
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Williard Watson was a nationally known Appalachian craftsman who had a charming personality and was loved by Appalachian North Carolinians. His great grandson and namesake, Willard Cline Watson III, investigated Watson’s life during his college years. In this article, Williard C. Watson III presents his findings about both the public and private life of his great grandfather.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p43-64, il, por, bibl
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24503
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Various authors discuss the history, culture, and appeal of the Bluff Mountain Festival, held in Hot Springs, North Carolina annually.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p65-95, il, por
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24866
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A conversation between Sol Weiner and Steve Weiss, the curator of the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill, is conducted. They discuss what’s in the collection, how it’s made available to the public, why scholars study this collection, what projects are currently being worked on, how the collection has changed, and what the 25th anniversary celebration will consist of.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p22-31, por
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24867
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With observations on how the study of folklore has changed since the 1960’s, Katy Clune explores how folklore can be applied to today’s culture. Clune explores how folklore can remain relevant today including using the internet as a powerful tool.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p32-35, por
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24868
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Lukas Burgher and Laura Fieselman explore former homesteads in Walnut, NC and, using photographs, discover the story the homestead has to tell. Fieselman reveals the story the homestead tells her.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p36-42, il
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24870
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George Holt remembers his friend Joseph Wilson after Joe’s death in May 2015. Wilson had many accomplishments in life from his tenure as the director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts to the dozens of CD’s he produced throughout his life. Wilson has received several honors and will be sorely missed by the folk art community.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p102-104, por
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Record #:
24871
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This review of new research includes the work of five masters students in UNC-Chapel Hill folklore program.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p105-108, por
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Record #:
35012
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Vandy, Vandy,” about the wooing of a girl during the American Revolution.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p3-4
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35018
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Old Bangum,” about the hunting of a boar.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p5-6
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35025
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Old Veen,” about a good hunting dog now laid to rest.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p5-7
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Record #:
35028
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A student who went to Chapel Hill for football brought with him a tune from the mountains where he was from; several stanzas from the song are included.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p8-9
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35031
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This is a story made up by the author, who was nine years old at the time; it is about a king and queen who had two sets of twins, in addition to their other children. Cover art included.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p10-12, il
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Record #:
35034
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A local spin on a classic folktale, about a witch who disguised herself as a white deer.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p13-14
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Record #:
35038
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The article has a preamble that the author had included with her story when she sent it to the editor, who liked it so much he decided to include it. The title of the article alludes to a turtle who wanted to learn to fly.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p14-15
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