AltWeeklies Wire
A Cruel Summer: Probing the Attack on Camp Summerlanenew
A four-part investigative series tells the short, hard history of a summer camp that went down in flames, fights and fear-mongering.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
06-20-2008 |
History
Folkcatcher: a lyrical legacy -- the story of the Campbell Folk Schoolnew
The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N. Car., has turned 75 years old. Modeled on Danish folkehojskoles, the principal founder was the model for the lead role in Maggie Greenwald's film "Songcatcher." Courses at the school cover all the things folks make and do: crafts, music, cooking, etc.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
03-18-2005 |
History
Hidden Angels: The Secret Landscape of Southern Gospelnew
To most Americans, gospel music evokes images of swaying, clapping African-American choirs, but there is another, almost hidden, tradition, that of white gospel music, known to insiders as "Southern gospel." Western North Carolina is its cradle.
Mountain Xpress |
Tracy Rose |
06-11-2004 |
History
