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

Category: North Carolina

Will you come up before it is too late?

He drew Hell. He had agonized faces of poor sinners who were on fire. There were demons who were tormenting. This would go on for ETERNITY.

Composer/folklorist Derek Piotr catches up with Nicola Pritchard in NC to learn about the roots of the ancient Scottish tune ‘Bolakins.’

We didn’t have electricity till I was about 8 years old. First thing we got rid of were the oil lamps. Other things just came on gradually.

Moses Cone saw that southern mills received too little because they depended chiefly on selling yarns and cheaper fabrics.

“There’d be a group of men working together, and they’d ask if my dad could sing and if they could sing he’d learn it from them.”

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