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Year: 2013

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October 10, 2013 Appalachian music / Bluegrass / Recording industry / Tennessee

‘Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music?’ — The Johnson City Sessions

The Bristol Sessions were revolutionary, but the Johnson City Sessions recordings reflect more eclectic tastes & a keener sense of humor.

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Overmountain Men depicted by WNC magazine
October 7, 2013 Revolutionary War / South Carolina

The Battle of King’s Mountain—233rd anniversary is today

Excerpt from KINGS MOUNTAIN AND ITS CAMPAIGN. AN ADDRESS BY Col. W. A. Henderson, ON OCCASION OF THE Unveiling of a Monument to its Heroes.

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October 2, 2013 Colleges & Universities / Educators/teachers

Book Review: ‘Appalachia in the Classroom: Teaching the Region’

The book provides excellent examples for courses primarily in literature, but also in history, film, folklife and cultural studies.

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hatfield mccoy map of incidents and dean king portrait
September 30, 2013 Feuds / Kentucky / West Virginia

Dean King’s Feud Fable

Tom Dotson, descendant of both Hatfields & McCoys, takes issue with historical accuracy of Dean King’s research in King’s book ‘The Feud.’

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September 24, 2013 Recording industry / Storytelling / West Virginia

CD Review: ‘The Mountain Came Alive’

This 50 minute instructional CD for middle schoolers is a love song to Appalachian culture in story and song, by West Virginian Adam Booth.

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  • 1930s Ford truck untended in a garage / Library of Congress The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
    September 7, 2023
  • Hobey Ford on The Long Trail of Shortia, part 1 of 2
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