On Friday, June 21, 2024 at 5:30PM, State Folklorist Jennie Williams will host a conversation with author and folklorist Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth about his new book Finding the Singing Spruce: Musical Instrument Makers and Appalachia’s Mountain Forests at Taylor Books, located at 226 Capitol St, Charleston, WV 25301. This free event takes place as part of…
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Save the Dates for the WV Folklife Apprenticeship Showcases
We are celebrating our participants with three West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program showcases! Free and open to the public.
We Can Build Mountains: Aristotle Jones and Soul Music in Appalachia
“Appalachian Soul Man” Aristotle Jones is a professional musician and radio personality who is carrying on his music tradition in Osage where his grandfather and extended family have lived.
Watch Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia: “Turkish Cuisine and Seedsaving” & “Ravioli and Sauce”
On Wednesday, September 15th at noon EST on the American Folklife Center’s Facebook page, we will premiere the third and fourth films in the Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia series, featuring Lou Maiuri on ravioli and sauce and Mehmet Öztan on Turkish cuisine and seed keeping.
