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Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Word of the Day - Music
Word suggested by listener Susan Winn Hodges - thank you!
Much discussion about local music, beginning with traditional mountain music with Scotch-Irish roots, jazz, blues, Patrick County Blues with the Foddrell Family, bluegrass, church music of various styles, late night radio, rock 'n roll, piano lessons, and more.
Rural Music Coalition Facebook Page
A Little Sweet...
American Music Series "Second Sunday" at Reynolds Homestead, beginning December 13
A Little Tart...
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Body and Soul by Frank Conroy A Little Unexpected... Quotes: “Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio." - Hunter S. Thompson“Beethoven tells you what it's like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.” - Douglas AdamsAbbott Brothers
Your hosts wind things up and another listener word will be discussed next time in two weeks. Music Attribution |
Saturday Oct 17, 2015
Saturday Oct 17, 2015
Word of the Day - Fiber
Word suggested by listener Bobbie Ashe, thanks!
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Fiber for hand spinning or felting. Left to right front: Gray wool, merino, angora/corriedale. Back: Blue Face Leicester |
Mainly for our listeners that aren't already involved in the crafts, a quick overview about fiber used to make local yarns, types of wool used to spin and felt, Why local wool yarns aren't itchy like commercial preparations. Why you should spend a little more on good yarn and fiber for your projects. Beth gets to fondle fiber and yarn. A theoretical and quick history of hand spinning and a bit about felting. We didn't mention yurts in our discussion but we should have!
Rising Meadow Farm in Liberty, North Carolina
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The Art of Eating, by M. F. K. Fisher |
A Little Sweet...
Leslie's catastrophic fail with the Kathleen Sweater
Leslie's completed Lily Mitts, an original Greenberry House design, made in hand dyed fingering weight wool yarn by Woolybuns.
A Little Tart...
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Splendid Apparel by Anna Zilboorg |
A Little Unexpected...
Recent floods, 28 inches of rain, and the beauty of a Meadows of Dan autumn.
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We Bought a WWII Bomber by Sandra Warren |
Beth reads a story, "A Fruitcake Theory" by Calvin Trillin, from the book, The Dreaded Feast:Writers on Enduring the Holidays, edited by P. J. O"Rourke and Taylor Plimpton. Your hosts wind things up by asking that a Word of the Day be suggested by a listener. Comment on the blog or on our Facebook page. The first word suggested will be our Word of the Day for next time.
Music Attribution
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Word of the Day - Journey
The girls talk about what journeys they have experienced. Beth speaks of her current medical journey. Leslie talks about the mythology of the hero's journey.
A Little Sweet...
Leslie is still working on the Kathleen sweater.
A Little Tart...
Reviews:
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Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon |
Beth reviews books about journeys by her favorite writers, including River Horse, PrairyErth and Blue Highways and other books by William Least Heat-Moon; A Walk Across America and Along the Edge of America by Peter Jenkins and Blue Highways Revisited by Edgar I Ailor III and Edgar I Ailor IV.
A Little Unexpected...
The girls share a special evening spent at The Crooked Road Cafe at the Cockram Mill Complex and talk about the other great restaurants in Meadows of Dan. The history of Cockram Mill is discussed with memories of the Dan River Queen riverboat.
The Crooked Road - Virginia's Heritage Music Trail and some of the history of music in the area, including the Bristol sessions and Sammy Shelor. Reynold's Homestead and some activities sharing music of different genres, such at the Second Sunday Music and Jazz on the Lawn.
Your hosts wrap up the show with the word for next time, chosen by a listener and they will return in two weeks with another episode.
Music Attribution
Friday Sep 11, 2015
Friday Sep 11, 2015
Word of the Day: Story
How mountain people feel about story
Story as the language for passing down skills and religion
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| Greenberry House, Meadows of Dan, |
The story of Greenberry House and how it all happened, with the German Angoras from ISeeSpots Farm in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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| Beth's Australian adventure - fishing in the Indian Ocean, 1975 |
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| Aussie Glouchester Tree that Beth climbed, Western Australia, 1975. Quite an adventure coming back down! |
The story of how teenaged Beth went to Mondaring, Western Australia with the Rotary Club Exchange Student Program.
A Little Sweet...
Leslie on connecting knitting with story:
A Little Tart...
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| Forever Grateful by Silas Turman |
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| From Edwin, to Miss Nellie Ludwig, Germantown, Pennsylvania |
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| So romantic! |
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| The Stories of a West Virginia Doctor by Harold Almond |
The girls decide to avoid the local controversies in favor of a sweet story, read by Beth, from her father's book, The Stories of a West Virginia Doctor, by Harold Almond. There is discussion of the changes that fall is bringing to Meadows of Dan, eating local from the Farmers' Markets in Stuart and in Floyd. Reference to the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Your hosts will return in two weeks with a new word of the day.
Music Attribution
by cdk
featuring oldDog
Sunday Aug 30, 2015
Sunday Aug 30, 2015
Word of the Day: Light
A Little Sweet....
A Little Tart...
A Little Unexpected...
Music Attribution
Takin Yo Time ( The Wingman Mix ) by Loveshadow
featuring Brad Sucks and Audiotechnica
ccmixter.org/files/Loveshadow/14396
CC Attribution
Friday Aug 14, 2015
Friday Aug 14, 2015
Please be kind, as we learn about podcasting and putting on an internet radio show!
The word of the day is: QUINCE
Beth tells us the meaning of the word quince and the girls describe what the podcast will be about. Leslie emphasizes that there will be talk about knitting, handspinning and creating things and Beth points out that much will be made of books, collectibles and postcards. The girls introduce themselves, their occupations and families, and the lovely area, Meadows of Dan, Virginia, where they live and work.
Leslie tells her favorite joke and mention is made of bluegrass music and her famous brother, Sammy Shelor, of the Lonesome River Band. Ages are confessed and Beth tells the story of her father and how he wrote a book about his life as a country doctor. The big finish is accomplished and your hosts will return in two weeks with another episode of Quince.
Intro music attribution
Ave by Alex featuring Morusque ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/34409