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Home to a wealth of folk traditions, South Carolina is culturally and geographically diverse.
General - Traditional Arts
Home to a wealth of folk traditions, South Carolina is culturally and geographically diverse. From the Appalachian Mountains to the Sea Islands and from rural crossroads to urban centers, the state boasts rich sources of traditional culture and folklore. Rooted in family and community activities, folklife involves expressive forms of many kinds that are communicated verbally and by observation or imitation. Folk artists can learn through apprenticeships, but most often are taught informally by family members or close friends. This sharing of information can occur in many different group settings - familial, occupational, religious, social, and educational. Folklife is dynamic by nature, a part of a community's history that continues to develop every day, with every generation.
Digital Traditions was developed to provide access to the Folklife Resource Center (FRC) at McKissick Museum. For thirty years, deeply rooted traditions like quilting, pottery, basketry, communal foodways, and folk music have been documented through audio, video, and photography. For further information about any of the artists featured on Digital Traditions, send your questions and comments to hallagan@mailbox.sc.edu.
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More on "haints," ghosts and hauntings.
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Various home remedies passed down in their families, including roots, prickly ash, and granddaddy graybeard
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Albert and Nora Wood on almanac lore.
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Procedures for making barbeque and the best wood to use
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Residents of Parksville, S.C. (McCormick County). Family traditions include barbeque and hashmaking, farming, home remedies, hunting, and haints (ghosts). Mr. Wood was also an accomplished split-oak...
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James Workman, owner of Workman’s Restaurant and Catering in Greenwood, S.C., makes a beef and pork hash typical of the Greenwood hash tradition. Known by his customers and friends as, “the hardest...
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The Ben and Sue Williams’ Family Reunion in Varnville, S.C. is a large affair where people come from all around to taste the famous Williams’ hash. This is a hogshead/liver mix hash cooked without...
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Family and friends gather during Fourth of July and Labor Day of each year at the Landy West hash house near Glenn Springs, SC to taste some of hashmaster Darryl Kendrick’s hash. Kendrick inherited...
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David Phillips, owner of Joy Drive-In in Gaffney, South Carolina, traces the upstate hash tradition to two sources: farmers who supplemented their income by selling hash on the weekends and the...
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The Puddin’ Pot is the folk heritage traditional foodway served on the first Monday the Indian Field Camp Meeting each September. Made in a large iron kettle, different parts of the pig’s head are...
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Don Quattlebaum, owner of Just More Barbecue in Pendleton, SC, adapted his father’s family recipe for “low country hash” to suit the tastes of people in the Upstate region. Quattlebaum remembers...
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A cover of the Percy Mayfield song on the album "Greasy Greens".
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The Greenwood area of South Carolina is home to many Upstate hash traditions. One “origin story” concerns the altercation between Rep. Preston Brooks of South Carolina and Sen. Summers of...
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The South Carolina Lowcountry, embracing the Sea Islands and the Coastal Plain, is home to a broad range of culinary traditions. Greatly influenced by French, English, African-American, and Native...
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Brunswick, Georgia or Brunswick County, Virginia - who had the first Brunswick stew? One of six roadside historical markers going into Brunswick County, VA boldly makes the claim for Virginia. The...
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A cover of the Johnny Cash song on the album "Greasy Greens".
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A song from "Greasy Greens".
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A cover of a Johnny Cash song on the album "Greasy Greens".
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A song from "Greasy Greens".
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A cover of the Robert Johnson song from the album "Greasy Greens".
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A cover of the Hank Williams' song on the album "Greasy Greens".
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A song from "Greasy Greens".
