Record #:

36887

Author(s):

Smith, Leanne E.

Abstract:

Clogging in North Carolina originated in the western counties, but grew as college students took it up from seeing it at folk festivals. The Green Grass Cloggers were comprised of ECU students who won over audiences with their casual dress and spirited way of dancing.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012, p26-35 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dance; Folk dancing; Folk festivals; Dance--clogging

Record #:

36888

Author(s):

Newman, Joyce Joines

Abstract:

Based on their shared belief that quilt making is one of the most widely known and personally experienced crafts for many North Carolinians, more than 20 men and women aged 14 to 82 have the mission to support, encourage, and document quilting traditions and activities as a part of the Heritage Quilters group.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012, p36-42 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Quilting; Heritage preservation

Record #:

36889

Author(s):

Jabbour, Alan; Singer-Jabbour, Karen

Abstract:

Visiting several cemeteries in Jackson County’s Canada Township, the author happened across a cemetery style that he had not seen before, found in three different cemeteries. The style was a bare earth mound, meaning the graves were mounded up and kept clear of grass and weeds, and then covered with a thick layer of white gravel to maintain the shape and suppress growth of grass.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012, p47-59 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cemeteries; Burial mounds; Burial customs; Burial traditions; Decoration Day

Record #:

36890

Author(s):

Carden, Gary

Abstract:

Drawn from the oral culture of the southern mountains, a catalogue of folklore creatures with a description and some illustrations comprises most of this article.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012, p60-92, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animals; Folklore--Animals; Legends; Animal lore; Animals, mythical

Record #:

36891

Author(s):

Fariello, M. Anna

Abstract:

Belt is a Cherokee Nation member, native speaker, and language instructor; as an advocate for language revitalization, Belt believes language is a fundamental aspect of every culture.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p4-8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown-Hudson Folklore Award; Cherokee language--Preservation of; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Culture; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Language

Record #:

36892

Author(s):

Brennan, Kathleen; McGowan, Thomas

Abstract:

As a testament to the power and importance of folklore in everyday life, Coyle has made contributions through teaching, fieldwork, research, and service to various organizations such as the National Park Service, NC Folklore Society, and Western Carolina University.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p9-12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown-Hudson Folklore Award; Folklorists

Record #:

36893

Author(s):

Coyle, Phillip E. "Ted"; Osment, Tim

Abstract:

Crawford is a folklore researcher of all the old families between Waynesville and Bryson City, North Carolina. His work deepens and expands the appreciation, continuation, and study of the cemetery decoration traditions the figure in the lives of the people of Western North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p13-17 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown-Hudson Folklore Award; Genealogy; Cemeteries; Gravestones

Record #:

36955

Author(s):

Furgiuele, Hannah; Johnson, Brandon

Abstract:

Howell is a fiddler who teaches, has contributed over 500 fiddle tunes to university archives, and has immersed himself in the music of Western North Carolina since his childhood.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p18-24 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown-Hudson Folklore Award; Folk musicians

Record #:

36957

Author(s):

Fariello, M. Anna; Sanders, Kadie

Abstract:

Butch and Louise Goings are professional artisans with a lifelong commitment to preserving tradition. Louise is a basket maker, a skill learned from her mother, and Butch does wood carvings.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p25-29 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Culture; Artists; Basket makers; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Basket makers; Wood-carvers

Record #:

36962

Author(s):

Meister, Pam

Abstract:

The Mountain Heritage Center uses the past to understand the present and shape the future, celebrating cultural heritage, educates and entertains its audiences, and gives students experience in museum work. It engages the community in the study, preservation, and celebration of southern Appalachian cultural heritage and history.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p30-37 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Heritage preservation; Cultural heritage

Record #:

36964

Author(s):

Edelman, Foy Allen

Abstract:

Traveling around to each county in North Carolina, the author quickly found out that some of the most interesting food traditions come from those counties with a Native American population. Following in the article are interviews and some recipes from her travels.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p48-56 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Foodways; Food-Ethnic; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Food ways

Record #:

36967

Author(s):

Ritter, William

Abstract:

Folktales often come from events done by local characters; fools or jesters in their respective communities often represented the archetypal stories that are still talked about today. The subjects of these stories played an active role in the social landscape and were celebrated for acting a fool.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p57-74 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk tales--North Carolina; Storytellers; Humorists; Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs

Record #:

36969

Author(s):

Keneda, Anna

Abstract:

Enjoying folklore from a young age, Bryan pushes the limits of the traditional understandings of folklore.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016, p4-7 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklorists--Women

Record #:

36970

Author(s):

Bouveron, Victor

Abstract:

A self-proclaimed public folklorist, Duffy started the Music Maker organization to help authentic folk musicians.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016, p8-12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklorists; Folk music; Social change; Folk musicians; Music

Record #:

36972

Author(s):

Buckner, Terri

Abstract:

By blending together anthropology, folklore, and science, Garrity-Blake created her own blend of research, policymaking, and community activism in eastern North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016, p13-16 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklore; Anthropology; Community development