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 "Stories of Mountain Folk" Now on WRGC, 680 AM (Jackson County) and WHBN, 1590 AM (Bryson City) Online at http://www.wrgc.com Click "Listen Live" Every Saturday—11am Everyone has a story. Some can write it down; for others to write is not in the cards. As a storyteller, I have come to value the wisdom I hear from people who rarely get an opportunity, or even want to speak in public, yet desire to tell their stories. Once a man came to my writing workshop who told me he had dyslexia and even though he could tell a good story, he doubted he could write it down. I asked him, “Why did you come to the workshop?” He said a friend had paid his way, and encouraged him to come at least once...and since he was retired, he had the time. During the workshop, I had everyone go to a spot in the house or outside, and write about an event in their lives. They had an hour. This fellow went outside to his truck, and wrote his story on its steering wheel. When it came time to read the writings aloud, I cannot tell you how proud I was of his story. At the time, I told him if he didn’t do something with his story, I’d haunt him the rest of his life! Today, this man has 10 stories published in magazines and has completed two books. He could communicate orally, and had the talent, all he needed to write his stories down was validation, encouragement and a safe place to open his heart. Heart. Telling a good story comes from the heart. There are many people who want to hear what you have to say. Look at what has happened with the internet! My Space! and other such communicative outlets. When I was a child, I listened to the battery-operated radio, for we had no electricity. What a great time we had as a family listening to “The Shadow Knows,” “The Lone Ranger,” “The Arthur Godfrey Show,” “The Cisco Kid,” “Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch”...I could go on and on! For years, Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) has longed to showcase the wisdom, the talents, the uniqueness of those who live in the mountains. So far CSA has published 27 books, with two more at the printers, and eight waiting in line. Now it’s time to catch the voices of our everyday unsung heroes...not only in print, but on the radio! Stories of Mountain Folk Beginning in September 2008 at 11am, on WRGC radio, 680 on your dial, CSA will present “Stories of Mountain Folk.” There will be two interviews per week on the 1/2 hour show...interviews of neighbors and family--those who work together, play together, and go to church together. In an effort to honor our heritage, we are taking a page out of the past to present to the adults and children of today a chance to speak to an unseen audience...an audience who wants to listen. Often, the wonderful old mountain stories are overlooked. They should be told to entertain, teach, record history, give us a sense of place—plus share our genealogy through the art of storytelling. The quality of life increases in communities where the arts are alive and where stories are told. The Power of Stories Telling a true story of personal experience is not just a matter of being oneself, or even of finding oneself. It is also a matter of choosing oneself. We are story, story is us. We communicate and experience life through stories every day of our lives. There is power in such stories. Catch the Spirit of Appalachia invites you to tune in and listen every Saturday morning at 11am. And please let us know of others you’d like to hear on the radio. Phone: 828-631-4587. Websites: catchthespiritofappalachia.org or spiritofappalachia.org. Schedule of topics: September 2008—Music & Song Writing October, 2008—Decoration Day November, 2008—Lineage Stories December, 2008—Local Authors January, 2009—Planting by the Signs February, 2009—Cake Walks March, 2009—Plowing & Preparing the Ground April, 2009—Weaving Stories May, 2009—Fabric Handicrafts June, 2009—Picking Berries July, 2009—Wood Crafts August, 2009—Harvest Stories September, 2009—Train Stories October, 2009—Doll Stories November, 2009—Songs of the Soul December, 2009—Holiday Stories |
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