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

Category: Tennessee

New 5-Woman Play about the Walker Sisters

Playwright Lisa Soland discusses the Walker Sisters, last inhabitants of what was to become the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

“Maizee Hurd was an easy target for hard times,” says Burdy Luttrell, the town healer. Burdy is a Melungeon woman with mysterious ways.

Sparky Rucker tells a ‘preacher’s tale’ about his grandfather, Elder John Rucker. How do you banish ghosts from a church service?

Diana Jones discusses the musical/personal influences that led her to record in a traditional style at Museum of Appalachia in December 2012.

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

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