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Stories of mountain folk broadcast: 2014-11-01

  • Amy begins the show with her story “A Weather Man,”telling how her grandfather predicted the weather by signs in nature. “Here Comes the Sun” accompanies the story. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is book artist Frank Brannon of Dillsboro, who talks about books as art and how the craft of book art developed. He also talks about some of his work printing Cherokee language and Appalachian dialect materials. The interview is followed by “My Name is in the Book” by the Cockman Family. On Stories of Mountain Folk, Amy talks with Lynn Hotaling and Nick Breedlove. They work with the Sylva Herald and they discuss a series of historic photographs of Sylva called “Then and Now” that is printed in the newspaper. “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” by Hazel Dickens follows the interview. On This Is My Home, Joe reads his essay “Autumn Blush,” which he wrote for a speech to a book club. “My Carolina Home” by Ginny McAfee follows his reading. Judy’s guest on Down Another Road is Winona Eye of Cullowhee, who shares some of her memories of Sylva. The interview is followed by “Love is Like a Flower” by the Rye Holler Boys, and the show ends with “When You and I Were Young, Maggie,” by the McDowell Family.