Today in Appalachian Moments, we are going to do something a little different. We offer a Mountain Meditation at twilight. We’ll take a guided meditation of a special cabin in the mountains on a summer evening! Ready? Get comfortable. Feel your weary bones sink and settle gracefully at rest. It…
Every song tells a story, but in today’s Appalachian Moments blog post we discover the inspiration and true meaning of some old time and bluegrass standards that might surprise you! The song mystery we’ll lend an ear to today is Soldier’s Joy. Even though the song Soldier’s Joy is thought…
Every song tells a story, but in today’s Appalachian Moments podcast we discover the inspiration and true meaning of some old time and bluegrass standards that might surprise you! Today we will dance past the gallows as we attempt to untangle the Hangman’s Reel. Many folks might have taken part…
Every song tells a story, and in today’s Appalachian Moments second of a short series we discover the surprising inspiration and true meaning of Old Time and Bluegrass standards including Cripple Creek. A meandering or serpentine stream is often referred to as a Cripple Creek, but there have been some…
Every song tells a story, and in today’s Appalachian Moments we discover the surprising inspiration and true meaning of some old time and bluegrass standards (the first of a short series). The first song mystery we hope to make ring true today include Old Joe Clark. As with most songs…
In today’s edition of Appalachian Moments we take a ride on the little steam engine that could, but nearly didn’t! Generations of families, including mine (young Thomas in the photo), know old engine number 12 at Tweetsie Railroad, but let’s backtrack a moment. Tweetsie’s journey to becoming a cultural icon…
In today’s Appalachian Moments podcast we’ll talk shape music in the mountains and beyond… Some folks say they couldn’t carry a tune even if they had a bucket, but if you can Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti like Julie Andrews showed us in the Sound of Music, then you’ll be close to singing your…
In today’s edition of the Appalachian Moments blog, we visit Ashe County North Carolina’s very own Shatley Springs, but not for a heaping family style helping of home cooked country food. Today, we’re all about the water. We often talk about how times have changed, but today we’ll talk about…
Let’s get back in the kitchen for another Appalachian Moments Blog post! When you get folks talking about comfort foods, you learn about way more than cooking! The response to our recent blog post about Branch Lettuce (and how you kill it) was phenomenal and underscored the memories and history…
When I was growing up, there were several families on Church Street. On the right side going down the hill were the Thompsons, the Methodist parsonage, the R. B. Sanfords, two rental houses, Marsh Dwiggins, our house, and the Shore house. On the other side from the bottom to the…
