From Martha Owen, Folk School Resident Artist in Spinning, Dyeing, Feltmaking, and Knitting: Finn, 14 years old, and Bella, only one, love to run and walk and chase a Frisbee and go for a quick swim at the Folk School. For the last three years, Finn and I have been talking about how well kept [...]
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We are excited that our very own Resident Writer, Nancy Simpson, has written a new book of poetry! Living Above the Frost Line: New and Selected Poems was published by Carolina Wren Press in July 2010 as the first work in their Carolina Laureate Series. Simpson is the founder of North Carolina Writer’s Network West, [...]
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Through a recent program called “Appalachia Rediscovered: A Celebration of People and Place” hosted by the David A. Howe Public Library, many people had the opportunity to learn about the Folk School. We are grateful to Charley and Betsy Orlando, who gave this presentation in their hometown of Wellsville, New York. The Orlandos, both long [...]
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This past weekend, the Folk School traveled to Asheville to represent our cooking program in a Wine and Food Festival. The annual festival, sponsored by WNC Magazine, celebrates and promotes local food sources, from wineries to restaurants and specialty food producers. Tasting glasses and plates in hand, participants strolled through the Agricultural Center, enjoying what [...]
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The week of May 30 was an exciting one for 10 beginning dulcimer players. Although several students had a music background, there were a number of others who couldn’t read music, and felt they “weren’t musical.” Under teacher Anne Lough and myself as the assistant, students went from being terrified of the 60 plus strings [...]
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