Wheeler’s Book a Colorful Appalachian Narrative
Many stories, but one theme – relationships are everything LENOIR, N.C. – Recently, as I wrote, I had the opportunity to hear Billy Edd Wheeler of Swannanoa, N.C. tell one […]
Category Archives: history
Sweet Serendipity
Up close and personal with Appalachian legends Note: This is the seventh installment from “The Hillbilly Highway, Volume 2: Seeds, Songs and Streams.” Learn more here. By Michael M. Barrick BLACK MOUNTAIN, […]
Music along the Hillbilly Highway is ‘Handmade & Heartfelt’
Kay and Patrick Crouch have taught and inspired thousands of students and others in the region; they are also premier promoters of the music of Caldwell County and Southern Appalachia […]
Towering Mountains and Church Steeples along the Hillbilly Highway
The Grandfather of mountains affords mile-high stunning views Note: This is the second installment from “The Hillbilly Highway, Volume 2: Seeds, Songs and Streams.” Learn more here. By Michael M. Barrick FOSCOE, […]
Andrew Massey Living Lenoir’s Legacy
Pickin’ and playing on the porch as old as this Western North Carolina county Note: This is the first installment in “The Hillbilly Highway, Volume 2: Seeds, Songs and Streams.” […]
A Question for White Racists
What crimes are written on your skin? By Michael M. Barrick The Rev. William Apess, an ordained Methodist minister and Native American (he was part Pequot), put in writing the […]
Our Way of Life
“Our way of life” requires a war machine says the president. He is not the first to say so; “The Donald” is just more blunt. Despite the feigned consternation of […]
