Marc Pruett, an American bluegrass banjo player, talks about his family, growing up with music, and his passion for music.
Mountaineers
Joe Penland – History of Madison County
Joe Penland, a storyteller and singer, sings and shares the history of Madison County with the Blue Ridge Center for Lifelong Learning.
Dan Pierce on Waterway Heroes
Dan Pierce a Professor of History at UNC Asheville, shares the history and importance of the waterways to the people of the Southern Appalachians.
TJ Holland- Cherokee Snowbird
TJ Holland the cultural resources supervisor at the Junaluska Museum, was born in Cherokee but grew up in the Snowbird Community.
Ted Olson
Ted Olson, a professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, talks about old-time music, and what fascinated him enough to spend his life focusing on it.
Steve Hodges
Steve Hodges, an environmental activist living in Cocke County Tennesse, talks about how he found himself in a battle to get the Pigeon River cleaned up.
Sheila Kay Adams
Sheila Kay Adams, an American storyteller, author, and musician from the Sodom Laurel community in Madison County, NC, talks about family and friends who have been part of her life.
Sam Gleaves
Sam Gleaves, a ballad singer and multi-instrumentalist, shares his passion for Old Time music.
Ruth Houston
Ruth Houston was born in 1914 in Avery County. Ruth talks about growing up, marrying, raising a family, music, and The Carolina Barn Dance.
Ruth Eaton
Ruth Eaton, the first cousin of Wilma Dykeman, talks about growing up in the mountains and her fond memories of Wilma.
Robert Morgan on the French Broad River
Robert Morgan, American poet, short story writer, novelist, fly fisherman, and professor, talks about growing up on the Green River and his connection to the area.
Phil Jamison
Phil Jamison, a traditional musician, player of old-time music, the fiddle, banjo, and guitar, and a dancer, discusses the history of the music and what it meant to him.