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It Still Lives: Season 2, Back to School

It Still Lives: Season 2, Back to School

September 1, 2020

As students every where prepare for drastic changes to their schooling, we thought we’d take a look back at school in the early 1900s. This month, we feature interviews from Richard Norton,...
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It Still Lives: Season 2, Shape Note Music

It Still Lives: Season 2, Shape Note Music

July 7, 2020

  In Appalachia, shape-note singing dominated musical and religious groups. Shape-note music, often referred to by the song book used, such as Sacred Harp or Christian Harmony, uses different...
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Bonus Episode: Spring Gardening

Bonus Episode: Spring Gardening

March 31, 2020

After several requests for more information about gardening, we’ve put together a special bonus episode on traditional heirloom gardening practices, straight from the Foxfire archives.  ...
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Bonus Episode: Mountain Music

Bonus Episode: Mountain Music

March 19, 2020

In response to “social distancing,” we are putting together some special bonus episodes of our podcast, “It Still Lives.” The first of these is a Foxfire playlist—we’ve...
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It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 2

It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 2

May 6, 2019

Hosts Kami Ahrens and TJ Smith share more content from the “It Still Lives” album off the Foxfire record. This episode explores mountain folk music, the origins of bluegrass instruments,...
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It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 1

It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 1

April 2, 2019

“It Still Lives, Part 1” Hosts Kami Ahrens and TJ Smith take you on a journey through Southern Appalachia heritage using stories, songs, and more from the Foxfire archives. This pilot...
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Shape Note Music in the Chapel

Shape Note Music in the Chapel

May 28, 2018

  The image of a local church nestled deep within the Appalachian Mountains, beloved by those in the community and serving as a site of local music and worship, is one of the most iconic...
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