Oct. 5—Oral storytelling is a tradition in Appalachia with roots primarily tracing back to the Scotch-Irish Appalachian settlers that began inhabiting the region during the 18th century. Like many ...

A haunting Appalachian ballad comes to life through a voice that feels like it belongs to another time. Rooted in generations ...

Image courtesy Becca Evans, JMU College of Arts and Letters A James Madison University English professor who works in leadership at the Furious Flower Poetry Center has received a fellowship from an ...

LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) — The Greenbrier Historical Society (GHS) announced Board Member Janice Cooley’s selection as an awardee for the 2024 Black Appalachian Storytelling Fellowship on October 14, 2024 ...

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The town of Jonesborough is rich in the arts. It’s the hub of storytelling: an old tradition that has survived and thrived, thanks to the International Storytelling Center ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 12—The dialect of Appalachia is often regarded by linguists as archaic and, perhaps, a bit odd. The rugged and unique ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C.—If there is such a thing as the classic Appalachian success story, the rise in popularity of the ...

Marilou Awiakta, an award-winning Cherokee-Appalachian writer, poet and storyteller, will speak. Her family has lived in the southern Appalachian mountains for more than seven generations, and her ...

Mid Atlantic Arts, in conjunction with South Arts, again partner with the National Association of Black Storytellers (NABS) for the 2024-2025 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship program. The ...

We explore the rich and enduring tradition of storytelling in Appalachia. We explore the rich and enduring tradition of storytelling in Appalachia. Lee Hunsaker, creator of Hoot and Holler, discusses ...

The Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library’s (CHPL) downtown Story Center has transformed into a living archive of Appalachian history, migration, and community. Through December 30, new ...

A yearlong, $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities has been awarded to the Appalachian Writing Project to collect stories from the region in cooperation with public schools. The ...