Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Kentucky

The Singin’ Fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow, a persona

Jean Thomas ‘discovered’ him, became his agent, and rebranded him Jilson Setters, the Singin’ Fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow.

Appalachian mummer’s plays are direct descendants of British Christmas masking, or “mumming,” which can be traced to the English court.

“Thar’s one quilt here my grandmother made. Hit’s the Wilderness Road and I’ve got it in my head that she made hit up herself.”

Perhaps you thought the Wildcats vs Vols football rivalry is a recent phenomenon?

Middlesboro, KY. The only US city now known to be built within a meteor crater. Erosion & vegetation have hidden most signs of crater impact.

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