Jack Tales Archives - Appalachian History

Just passing through—the Scottish Travellers

In the Old Country, these nomads have lived on the outskirts of villages & earned money as tinsmiths, hawkers, & horse dealers for 500 years.

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

When Jack was growin’ up, his daddy give him a brand new shotgun for Christmas. Jack was as proud as a peacock over this new gift.

You know “Jack & the Beanstalk.” There’s more where that came from! Jack Tales are part of a cycle of folk stories that revolve around–Jack.

Ray Hicks was best known for his traditional storytelling and for preserving the original Beech Mountain ‘Jack Tales’ of western NC.

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