appalachian folklore Archives - Page 4 of 5

B’ar in the Syrup Bar’l

He r’ared up on his hind legs, started slapping at that bar’l trying to git it offen his head. In about 3-4 minutes he rolled over, dead.

Well folks, sit right back and let me tell you a little tale about how Hoopie the farmer and the Rooster named Red went at it one day.

Ungrateful father thinks 3rd daughter doesn’t love him, because her older sisters love him like gold or silver & she “as meat loves salt.”

Jane Gentry — piano teacher, Appalachian folk-music historian, weaver — was an inspiration for the movie Songcatcher.

A new industry has sprung up in the Joe Wheeler Lake area where anglers spend their time in the fisherman’s paradise created by the TVA.