Record #:

24500

Author(s):

Gaddis, Elijah

Abstract:

The North Carolina Folklife Institute (NCFI) began in 1974 to support the North Carolina Folklife Festival. The history of NCFI demonstrates how public practice of folklore has furthered human understanding of what folklore is and what kind of impact it can make in worldwide communities. Folklorist and historian, Elijah Gaddis details ways in which the institute can construct a sustainable public folklore practice for the future.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p4-13, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Social life and customs; Folklore and history--North Carolina

Record #:

24501

Author(s):

Davidson, Sandra

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p14-21, il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History; Folk life; Southern Oral History Program; Oral history

Record #:

24502

Author(s):

Watson III, Williard C.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p43-64, il, por, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Watauga County--History; Watson, Willard, 1905-1994; Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs--20th century; Artisans--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

24503

Author(s):

Newfont, Kathryn; Wilmoth, Cadence; Moss, Madison; Kirkpatrick, Ian; Johnson, Brandon

Abstract:

Various authors discuss the history, culture, and appeal of the Bluff Mountain Festival, held in Hot Springs, North Carolina annually.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p65-95, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Madison County--Description and travel; Bluff Mountain; Environmental action groups

Record #:

24866

Author(s):

Weiner, Sol

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p22-31, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Folk life

Record #:

24867

Author(s):

Clune, Katy

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p32-35, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklore and history--North Carolina; Folklore

Record #:

24868

Author(s):

Fieselman, Laura

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p36-42, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Homesteads; Madison County--Pictorial essay

Record #:

24870

Author(s):

Holt, George

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p102-104, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk musicians; Artists

Record #:

24871

Author(s):

Clune, Kathryn; Davidson, Sandra; Hoppe, Graham; Kinney, Allison; Miller, Heather

Abstract:

This review of new research includes the work of five masters students in UNC-Chapel Hill folklore program.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015, p105-108, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk practices; Folk life