Scope:
Originating from various periods of folk revival during the 20th century, a variety of programs have been established in Appalachia to preserve and transmit the traditional arts. Workshops are held in crafts, music, dance, verbal lore, and other folkways (including foodways, woodslore, etc.). These programs emphasize Appalachian heritage, but often include folk arts from other traditions. Workshops are commonly held at festivals, camps, and schools, and most are associated with nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. This pathfinder addresses traditional arts workshops held at colleges, universities, folk schools, and settlement schools in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. (No programs were found in Virginia.) Programs that primarily offer week-long workshops are emphasized, and short workshops held at weekend festivals are excluded. Although workshop programs are frequently held in a variety of venues, a comprehensive guide to museums, archives, historical societies, craft guilds, folk festivals, craft fairs, and fiddlers’ conventions is beyond the scope of this project.
Introductory Text:
General:
Becker, Jane S. “Craft Revival.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 853–854. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Blaustein, Richard. “Folk Music Revivals.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 1157–1159. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Patterson, Beverly B. “Cultural Institutions.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 1459–1464. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Specific Programs:
Alvic, Phyllis. “Weaving Room of Crossnore School.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 835–836. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Augusta Heritage Center. Augusta: An American Folk Arts Program in the West Virginia Hills. Elkins, WV: Augusta Heritage Center, 2000. Film. DVDisc 54 ASU Appalachian Collection Video.
Baugh, Carol. “Hindman Settlement School.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 806. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
-----. “Pine Mountain Settlement School.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 817–818. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
“Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week.” Mars Hill College. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. <http://www.mhc.edu/oldtimemusic
Henson, Sändra. “John C. Campbell Folk School.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 806–807. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
“History: Student Crafts.” Berea College. Official Website. 2012. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. <http://www.berea.edu/student-crafts/history/
Malone, Caroline. “Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 776–777. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
“A Short History of Penland School of Crafts.” Penland School of Crafts. Official Website. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://penland.org/about/history.html.
Smith, Dean. “College Chief Takes a Fancy to Fathering Folk-Music Fest.” Charlotte Observer 1 Aug. 1993: n. pag. Print. Warren Wilson College Folder ASU Appalachian Collection Clippings File.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Highly Relevant:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social Life and Customs
Education, Rural -- Kentucky -- History
Hand Weaving -- Appalachian Region -- History
Handicraft
Handicraft Industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- History -- 20th Century
Hindman Settlement School -- History
John C. Campbell Folk School
Penland School of Handicrafts, Penland, N.C.
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Also Relevant:
Adult Education -- Tennessee -- History
Appalachian Region -- Encyclopedias
Appalachians (People)
Arts and Crafts Movement
Davis and Elkins College -- History
Decorative Arts -- Southern States
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- History -- 20th Century
Popular Culture -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Rural Schools -- Kentucky
Social Classes -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Workshops (Adult Education) -- North Carolina – Asheville
More General:
Appalachian Mountains -- Periodicals
Appalachian Region -- Bibliography
Appalachian Region -- Congresses
Appalachian Region, Southern
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Bibliography
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Biography
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Economic Conditions
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Periodicals
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social Conditions
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and Music
Appalachians (People)
Appalachians (People) -- Periodicals
Artisans -- United States
Folk Music -- Kentucky -- Bibliography
Folk Music -- United States -- Bibliography
Folk Music -- United States -- Discography
Folk Songs, English -- Kentucky -- Bibliography
Folklore -- Kentucky -- Periodicals
Folklore -- North America -- Encyclopedias
Folklore -- United States -- Dictionaries
Handicraft--Southern States
Handicraft -- United States
Kentucky -- Social Life and Customs -- Periodicals
Kentucky -- Songs and Music -- Bibliography
North America -- Social Life and Customs -- Encyclopedias
Tennessee, East -- Encyclopedias
United States -- Social Life and Customs -- Dictionaries
West Virginia -- Encyclopedias
West Virginia -- Social Life and Customs
Related:
Artisans -- United States -- Directories
Campbell, Olive D. (Olive Dame), 1882-1954
Festivals -- United States -- Periodicals
Fiddlers -- Southern States
Folk Music
Folk Music -- Appalachian Region
Folk Music -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Folk Music -- West Virginia -- History and Criticism
Handicraft -- United States -- Directories
Old-Time Music
Old-Time Music -- Southern States
Sloop, Mary T. Martin, 1873-1962
Clipping Files Subject Headings – W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection:
Highly Relevant:
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Crossnore, North Carolina
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina
Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina
Penland School, Penland, North Carolina
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina
Also Relevant:
Education – Adult
Education – Colleges and Universities
Fairs and Festivals
Folk Schools
Handicrafts
Southern Highland Folk Art Center and Handicraft Guild
More General:
Art – Appalachia
Dance
Folk Art
Folk Music
Folklore
Music – Appalachia
Music – Banjo
Music – Dulcimer
Music – Fiddle
Music – Guitar
Pottery
Quilting
Weaving
Woodworking
Related:
Culture – Appalachia
Education – North Carolina
Fiddlers’ Conventions and Music Festivals
Historical Preservation
Museums
Musical Instruments – General
Poverty Workers
Recreation
Recreation Development
Yesteryear
Library of Congress Call Numbers:
Highly Relevant:
LD 1461 .D42 A85
LD 1461 .D465 S56
LD 2601 .J79 C66
NK 410 .P4 P45
NK 811 .T47
NX 510 .W4 M56
R 154 .S515 A3
TT 24 .T2 A77
TT 25 .B47 B47
TT 848 .A716
TT 848 .A7122
TT 848 .A7123
TT 848 .A7124
TT 848 .F6
Also Relevant:
F 106 .E53
F 217 .A65 B43
F 217 .A65 W47
HD 2346 .U52 A1273
LD 1461 .D42 T87
NK 814 .E2
More General:
F 106 .A6
F 216 .2 .A66
F 217 .A65 S52
F 241 .W47
F 442.1 .E35
GR 1 .K42
GR 101 .A54
GR 103 .M5
GR 105 .34 .A94
HC 107 .K4 S58
ML 128 .F74 F4
ML 128 .F74 M5
TT 23 .N37
Z 1251 .A7 A6
Related:
LD 1461 .D42 R67
ML 3551 .M55
R 154 .S515 C65
Books:
Alvic, Philis. Weavers of the Southern Highlands. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003. Print. TT 848 .A716 2003 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Barker, Garry. The Handcraft Revival in Southern Appalachia, 1930-1990. Knoxville: Univ. of Tennessee Press, 1991. Print. HD 2346 .U52 A1273 1991 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Becker, Jane S. Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940. Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1998. Print. F 217 .A65 B43 1998 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Eaton, Allen Hendershott. Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands. New York: Dover Publications, 1973. Print. NK 814 .E2 1973 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Whisnant, David E. All That is Native & Fine : The Politics of Culture in an American Region. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1983. Print. F 217 .A65 W47 1983 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Guides, Encyclopedias, and Dictionaries:
Axelrod, Allen, Harry Oster, and Walton Rawls, eds. “Folk Revival.” The Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore. New York: Penguin, 2000. 201-202. Print. GR 105 .34 .A94 2000 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Bronner, Simon J. Encyclopedia of American Folklife. 4 vols. New York: Sharpe, 2006. 395-398, 414-418, 914-918, and 1006-1009. Print. GR 105 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Brunvand, Jan Harold, ed. American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland, 1996. 794 pp. Print. GR 101 .A54 1996 ASU Appalachian Collection Oversized.
Miller, Terry E., ed. “Folksong Revival and Protest.” Folk Music in America: A Reference Guide. New York: Garland, 1986. 184-188. Print. ML 128 .F74 M5 1986 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Patterson, Beverly B. “Cultural Institutions.” Ed. Rudy Abramson & Jean Haskell. Encyclopedia of Appalachia 2006: 1459–1464. Print. F 106 .E53 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Stokely, Jim, and Jeff D. Johnson, eds. “Festivals and Events.”An Encyclopedia of East Tennessee. Oak Ridge: Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, 1981. 188-190. Print. F 442.1 .E35 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Sullivan, Ken, ed. The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston: West Virginia Humanities Council, 2006. 32, 34, 177-178, 185, 248-249, 250-251. Print. F 241 .W47 2006 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Bibliographies:
Appalachian Bibliography, 1980. Morgantown: West Virginia U Library, 1980. 1285 pp. Print. Z 1251 .A7 A6 1980 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Brown, Jo B., comp. “Annual Bibliography.” Journal of Appalachian Studies. V. 1- . Biannual. Morgantown: Regional Research Institute, West Virginia U for the Appalachian Studies Association, 1995- . n. pag. Print. F106 .J74 ASU Appalachian Collection. (The “Annual Bibliography” is published each spring for the previous year.)
Feintuch, Burt. “Festivals.” Kentucky Folkmusic: An Annotated Bibliography Lexington: UP of Kentucky, 1985. 71-74. Print. ML 128 .F74 F4 1985 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Martin, Charles E. “Kentucky’s Traditional Arts and Crafts: A Bibliography.” Kentucky Folklore Record 31.1-4 (1985): 1–94. Print. GR 1 .K42 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Abstracts and Indices:
Print:
Ballard, Sandra L., ed. “Appalachian Journal Index: 1996-2001, Vol. 24 No. 1-Vol. 28 No. 3.” Appalachian Journal 28.4 (Summer 2001): 408-519. Print. F216 .2 .A66 v. 28 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Hadley, Robert Bruce, comp. “Index to the Appalachian Journal, Vols. 8-18, 1980-1991.” Appalachian Journal 18.4 (Summer 1991): 353-482. Print. F216 .2 .A66 v. 18 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Thompson, Deborah J., comp. Index for Student Research Papers. Boone: Center for Appalachian Studies, 1987. 14 leaves. Print. F 217 .A65 T54 1987 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Williamson, J.W., ed. “Appalachian Journal Index: 1991-1996, Vol. 19 No. 1-Vol. 23 No. 3.” Appalachian Journal 23.4 (Summer 1996): 352-479. Print. F216 .2 .A66 v. 23 ASU Appalachian Collection.
----- and Edwin T. Arnold, eds. “Index: The Appalachian Journal Index Volumes 1-7, 1972-1980.” Appalachian Journal 7.4 (Summer 1980): 277–453. Print. F216 .2 .A66 v. 7 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Websites:
“2012 Music Camp Directory.” Folk Alliance International. Official Website. 2012. Web. 5 Dec. 2012. <http://www.folkalliance.org/enjoy-folk/2012-music-camp-directory/
WV Division of Culture and History. “Goldenseal Index.” Goldenseal: The Magazine of West Virginia Folk Life. Government Website. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/gsindex.html
Online Databases:
(accessed through ASU library web page under Article Databases and E-Research Tools)
America: History and Life with Full Text: Provides access to journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations relating to United States and Canadian history and culture. Relevant topics include Popular Culture, American Studies, Literature/Folklore, Interdisciplinary Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Education, Music, and Art. Sources date from 1955 to present.
Art Full Text: Includes relevant subjects such as archaeology, architecture, art history, crafts, decorative arts, film, painting, photography, sculpture, and textiles. Sources date from 1984, with monthly updates to present. Relevant subjects include folk music and music education.
International Index to Music Periodicals: Contains reviews and articles about music and music-related fields. Includes all genres and covers 1874 to the present.
JSTOR: contains over 1,500 academic journals, books, and primary sources in a wide variety of subjects. Back issues (up to 2008) of Appalachian Journal are available here.
MLA International Bibliography: Includes resources on language-related topics, including folklore dating from 1926.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Includes full-text newspaper articles dating from 1764.
Search subject headings separately and in combination for each database:
Highly Relevant:
Arrowmont Craft*
Arrowmont Weav*
Augusta Heritage
Berea Fireside
Campbell Brasstown
Campbell Folk School
Crossnore Weav*
Hindman Settlement School
Penland School
Penland Weav*
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Swannanoa Gathering
Also Relevant:
Berea College
Davis and Elkins College
Mars Hill College
Warren Wilson College
More General:
Appalachi*
Art*
Arts Workshop
Craft*
Craft Revival
Fireside Industries
Folk*
Folk School
Handicraft
Heritage Tourism
Kentucky
Music
North Carolina
Settlement School
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Workshop
Related:
Back-to-the-Land
Bluegrass
Craft Fair
Craft Festival
Craft Guild
Fiddlers’ Convention
Folk Festival
Folk Revival
Hillbilly Recordings
Old-Time
Journals:
Appalachian Journal. V. 1- . Quarterly. Boone, NC: n.p., 1972- . n. pag. Print. F 216.2 .A66 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Berea College and Council of the Southern Mountains. Mountain Life & Work. V. 1-60. Quarterly. Berea, KY: Berea College, 1925-1984. Print. GR103 .M5 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Bluegrass Unlimited. V. 1- . Monthly. Warrenton, VA: Bluegrass Unlimited, Inc.1967-present. n. pag. Print. ML1 .B68 ASU Appalachian Collection. (ASU has scattered issues.)
Goldenseal. V. 1- . Quarterly. Charleston: West Virginia Department of Commerce, 1975- . n. pag. Print. F241 .G64 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Journal of Appalachian Studies. V. 1- . Biannual. Morgantown: Regional Research Institute, West Virginia U for the Appalachian Studies Association, 1995- . n. pag. Print. F106 .J74 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Old-Time Herald. V. 1- . Quarterly. Galax, VA: Old-Time Music Group, 1987- . n. pag. Print. ML1 .O35 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Websites:
“About Augusta.” Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College. Official Website. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <https://augustaheritagecenter.org/about-augusta/
“Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.” Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://www.arrowmont.org/
“Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week.” Mars Hill College. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. <http://www.mhc.edu/oldtimemusic
“Crossnore Weavers: A Working Museum.” Official Website. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://www.crossnoreweavers.org/
“Hindman Settlement School.” Hindman Settlement School. Official Website. 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.hindmansettlement.org/about-us
“History.” Pine Mountain Settlement School. Official Website. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/history.php
“History: Student Crafts.” Berea College. Official Website. 2012. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. <http://www.berea.edu/student-crafts/history/
“History.” The Swannanoa Gathering. Official Website. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.swangathering.com/about-us/history.html
“A Short History of Penland School of Crafts.” Penland School of Crafts. Official Website. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://penland.org/about/history.html
“A Unique History.” John C. Campbell Folk School. Official Website. 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <https://www.folkschool.org/index.php?section=articles&article_cat_id=21&article_id=5
Other Sources:
Reviews
Peyton, David. “Appalachian Culture Boom.” Nation. 221.15 (1975): 465-467. Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Sept. 2012.
Shapiro, Henry D. “Creating Community and Culture in Appalachia: Folk Schools and the Crafts Revival,” and “The Folksong Revival and the Integration of the Mountaineers into Modern American Civilization: The Triumph of Pluralism.” Appalachia On Our Mind: The Southern Mountains and Mountaineers in the American Consciousness, 1870-1920. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 1978. 213-265. Print. F 217 .A65 S52 c.3 ASU Appalachian Collection.
Compiled by:
Brittany R. Hicks
December 6, 2012
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