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36543
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Women have been included in anthropological studies of serpent-handling, but no past research has focused specifically and solely on the experiences of the women who practice this tradition, nor has it been collected by a female researcher. Interviews with the women demonstrate that experiences, actual roles in church life, and accounts will vary from person to person, from church to church, and from state to state.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 56 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2009,
p52-64
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36545
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Playwright Gary Carden composed two monologues from true events of murder. One was from Lewis Redmond, a renowned bootlegger and killer of a federal marshal, and the other from Nance Dude, who did not defend the accusations of abandonment leading to the death of her toddler grandchild.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 57 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2010,
p56-59
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36547
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William Ferris recorded African American blues music in Mississippi, but also ended up collecting interviews, photographs, and film. Through his research, Ferris wrote a book from the perspective of two renowned blues musicians, and explores the sacred and secular worlds of the blues. The book is divided into four sections: Blues Roots, Blues Towns and Cities, Looking Back, and Sacred and Secular Worlds.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 57 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2010,
p60-65
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36549
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Thomas McGowan was the editor of the NCFJ from volumes 25-43, of which the author describes the main theme of some of these.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 1, Summer/Spring 2011,
p49-59
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36841
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David Lee began playing music and creating song lyrics when he was a teenager, which led to his launching of his own record company and his own music. Over the years, his career in music represented an important contribution to folklife, especially vernacular music and occupational folklife in North Carolina and the Southeast.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011,
p14-19
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36843
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Inspired by the banjo-playing of his mother, Ward developed a two-finger banjo picking in his own style, creating his own unique sound.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011,
p20-22
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36845
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The Cockman family performed gospel hymns for nearly 25 years; the traveled from Florida to New York performing for churches, festivals, weddings, funerals, and more. The family group also teaches others to play music and sing and have recorded their own albums.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011,
p23-26
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36848
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Charles Heatherly became a beekeeper when his source for his favorite type of honey was no longer available. In this interview, he explains the workings of bee culture, and how to harvest honey and cultivate their natural resources. “Stella Daniel’s Orange Carrot Cake” recipe is included at the end of the article.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011,
p27-36
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36856
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Chatterly is a documentary photographer, the subjects of his pictures jazz and blues musicians. Many projects hace developed beyod his original designs into richer, fuller collections because of his interest in people’s lives.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2012,
p18-21
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36862
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Sweet potatoes are widely grown in eastern North Carolina in sandy and loamy soil, in air that is hot and humid. The potatoes grow in various sizes and shapes, but only the uniform looking ones are sent to the store. Many of the other ones are either left in the field or donated to organizations that help the needy.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2012,
p42-45
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36872
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A book review of Sean Burn’s biography on Archie Green, a man who lobbied for the practice of folklore and its place in American life.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2012,
p46-51
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36876
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Wanting to move to a small town, the Albrights bought a building and turned it into a general store and eventually also turned it into a music hall.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012,
p4-9
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36878
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Bill Myers is an artist and interpreter of African American music traditions in his community and region.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012,
p10-15
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36881
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Carmine Prioli’s initial interest in boatbuilding evolved into years of caring, working, believing, struggling, hoping, giving, sometimes pushing hard, for the people who build, work, and appreciate not only those boats, but all the pieces of heritage on Harkers Island.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012,
p16-22
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36886
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Simpson began making use of cast off materials during his time in WWII, and continued the pattern when he returned home. When he retired, he began making windmills and whirligigs and placed them around a pond on his family land.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012,
p23-25
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