Appalachian Lifestyles

Stories, tales, lies, musings and daily life in the mountains of central Appalachia. Dedicated to the education of the American public on the unique culture of Appalachia.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Sweet William died for Love

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Here is probably one of the most famous Appalachian folk ballads, Bar'bry Allen. Some say it as Bar'bry Ellen. I can't remembe...

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Snakes and more Snakes.

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Today I thought I’d write another post about snakes. I wrote a blog post about snakes a few months ago, click here to read it . I remember w...

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Mercian Tittery Ay

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Today I thought I'd post an old folk song that I know called, "Mercian Tittery Ay". However, it seems that most people know th...

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Mother's Day Flood

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“You need to move your car!” These were the words that awakened us at 3:30am. Shirley’s brother, Ricky, was frantically pounding on our bedr...

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Cora

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For today's post, I am going to tell readers of my mother-in-law, Cora (McKinney) Stewart. The best way to do this is to post the song ...

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Still Alive After All This Time

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While reading the 30 April 2009 issue of The Pendleton Times, my home county newspaper, I came across a news item from the Sugar Grove news ...

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Chivaree!!!!

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Since it is the spring of the year and this seems to be a very popular time of year for weddings and such, I thought I’d tell you all about ...

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