Workers in Wood
Folkways' Workers in Wood will give you a new appreciation for wood carved figures and for life before assembly lines. For Emmett, Nolan and George, carving by hand is their passion and their final...
View ArticleWade Mainer
In the 1930s, North Carolina was a hotbed of early Country musicians, and Wade Mainer stood out above the rest. With his singing and precise two-finger banjo style, Wade and his band created a distinct...
View ArticleTraditions of the Cherokee Indians
In Folkways Traditions of the Cherokee, you will meet some of these ancient masters who have held onto the old traditions. Amanda Swimmer demonstrates how to form and carve pottery into beautiful vases...
View ArticleSpinning, Dyeing and Weaving
This is another episode from the first season of FOLKWAYS in 1982. While most of the artists in that first series are no longer with us, this is a chance to visit them again and see some of the very...
View ArticlePottery Revival in Catawba Valley
The name "Burlon Craig" surfaces memories even for North Carolinians who are not potters. Not only is Burlon a familiar face in the pottery community, his work is so well-known around the state that...
View ArticleThe Potters of Seagrove - Part 2
In North Carolina and across the nation, Seagrove, NC equals pottery. People from across the nation and around the world come to Seagrove to buy various styles of pottery and muse over the delightful...
View ArticleThe Potters of Seagrove - Part 1
In North Carolina and across the nation, Seagrove, NC equals pottery. People from across the nation and around the world come to Seagrove to buy various styles of pottery and muse over the delightful...
View ArticlePiedmont Blues
David Holt talks to three talented artists and experiences the whole spectrum of Piedmont Blues. Etta Baker, a well-known artist in the North Carolina mountains, plays old favorites like "Knoxville...
View ArticleOld-Time Fiddlers Convention
On the first weekend in June every year, men and women, young and old, gather together in Mount Airy, North Carolina for the annual Old Time Fiddlers Convention. The competition draws people from...
View ArticleThe Legend of Tom Dula
The Legend of Tom Dula shares the history of the song and some ideas about the story from some people who can trace their roots back to the Happy Valley clan and others who have spent their lives...
View ArticleHomestead Living
In Homestead Living, Eustace introduces us to activities nearly forgotten by most people, activities that are part of his everyday life. Building a shelter, blacksmithing, raising horses and gardening...
View ArticleThe Guitar
Host David Holt begins by introducing Dale McCoy, who demonstrates his style of finger picking, a style viewers may recognize from The Potters of Seagrove. Wayne Henderson not only dazzles audiences...
View ArticleEarth Skills
Folkways Earth Skills introduces these participants, as well as the survival skills they are learning. Differentiating between edible and toxic plants, for instance, proves valuable for meals....
View ArticleCoastal Carvers
In Folkways Coastal Carvers, some of the most talented carvers on Harkers Island exhibit their wares and explain how they began making decoys and why they continue. James Rose, miniature boat builder,...
View ArticleThe Banjo
While the banjo has enjoyed popularity in the South for over 100 years, its history in the world is much longer. The banjo actually originated in Africa, and as Folkways host David Holt explains,...
View ArticleMusic of Surry County - Large
David Holt explains how a group of talented fiddle and banjo players from Surry County, NC, came to have a world-wide impact on Old Time Music. The music originated from English, Scotch-Irish, and...
View ArticleMusic of Surry County - Small
David Holt explains how a group of talented fiddle and banjo players from Surry County, NC, came to have a world-wide impact on Old Time Music. The music originated from English, Scotch-Irish, and...
View ArticleMusic of Surry County - Large
David Holt explains how a group of talented fiddle and banjo players from Surry County, NC, came to have a world-wide impact on Old Time Music. The music originated from English, Scotch-Irish, and...
View ArticleDance! - Large
Next, the infectious energy of square dancing, flat footing, and clogging from a Swannanoa gathering at Warren Wilson College steps up on Dance!
View ArticleGospel Music - Large
May’s Folkways’ finale finds two eastern North Carolina pastors sharing their different styles for spreading musical messages of faith.
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