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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 27—IRONTON — Wayne County, W.Va., native Adam Booth will bring his storytelling skills to the Ohio University Southern Bowman ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Center for Cultural Preservation, WNC’s cultural history and documentary film center, will present an Appalachian Storytelling Extravaganza featuring Scots-Irish tales, African-American stories ...

HIGH COUNTRY — The Orville Hicks Mountain Talkers Storytelling Contest will return to Boone on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Hickory Ridge History Museum for an afternoon celebrating Appalachian ...

Press release from the Center for Cultural Preservation: The Center for Cultural Preservation, WNC’s cultural history and documentary film center, is proud to present its annual Appalachian ...

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 ...

Our elders faced adversity constantly whether it be persistent hunger, storms that effected their crops or disease. Yet amidst the adversity was a constant joy of being connected to their land, their ...

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 ...