... occult methodology involving secretive aspects of divining. Barely looking up, Burt said, "To scratch my ass." It seems things don't always appear to be what you think they are. source: Signs, cures, & witchery: German Appalachian folklore, by Gerald Milnes, Univ of Tennessee Press, 2007

... films about folk culture, and her work organizing folklore festivals for the Smithsonian Institute and creating the Folk ... singer, by temperament," she said. Indeed, she became one of the most influential folklore teachers of the past half century - through her courses, ... Bess' love for folk music, particularly Appalachian tunes. Bess is survived by her three children -- teacher ...

... to south Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia Kentucky, and Arkansas. In fact they moved along the Appalachian trail as did the white English speaking settlers in their settling the the ... memory playing apart in settling this part of the country and because those who had ancestors from these areas would have a folklore handed down in their family stories of the Cherokee Indians. When the English speaking ...

... the fireplace and serving lots of other old timey comfort foods from my cookbooks. They'll be plenty of live Appalachian music and opportunities to buy local this season! On sale will be Wayne Erbsen’s music CDs, instruction and folklore books and Barbara Swell’s historic cookbooks. Potential music and cookery students are invited to meet ...