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Buford Mabry documented by Jack Doyle and his staff at the University of South Carolina Sumter's Center for Oral Narration.
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Digital Traditions
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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Footage from Folklife Resource Center documentation in the late 1980s. Filmed in Nola Harris Campbell's home. Related Links Catawba Cultural Preservation Catawba Cultural Center
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Snuffy featured on SCETV's Carolina Journal program, 1984. Discusses his growing up in North Carolina and his family's music tradition.
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Rosiland (on lead), Trudy Lucas, Bernice Cromwell, and Mary Lucas (l to r) in rehearsal for a perfomance in the Lowcountry.
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Nola Harris Campbell finishes the outside of the pot by rubbing it with a corn cob. This "blends" the coils together and the pot is ready to cure or dry. Harris also demonstrates "scraping" a dried...
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Buford Mabry documented by Jack Doyle and his staff at the University of South Carolina Sumter's Center for Oral Narration.
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Snype and Eartha Lee Washington find more value and meaning in using the traditional sweetgrass than the more widely available bulrush. Video is provided by McKissick Museum, University of South...
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Hwy. 34 VFD hashmaster Melvin Fouchee compares older cast iron pots to modern pots made at foundries.
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Co-owners Brantley Beach and Steve Jackson discuss the hash recipe in their restaurant on Johns Island, SC.
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Shell Johnson blowing the horn at Shady Grove Camp Meeting in 2002. Footage courtesy of Stan Woodward and Woodward Studio Ltd.
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The Moving Star Hall Singers performing in 1992 at the "Heritage of Song" concert hosted by McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Co-produced by South Carolina Educational Television.
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In the video, Sheep stewmaster Maxie Moore and stewmaster-in-training Johnny Hawthorne discuss passing on the sheep stew tradition. --- In the small rural town of Dundas, VA, there is a stew making...
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Jerry Gantt discusses the recipe used for his packaged “Gantt Bros. Meat Hash.”
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Bernice Cromwell and Rosiland Lucas talk about the power of music in their lives...
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Rabbit as the “Cadillac of hashes”
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Buford Mabry documented by Jack Doyle and his staff at the University of South Carolina Sumter's Center for Oral Narration.
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The Malloy Family Singers performing in 1992 at the "Heritage of Song" concert hosted by McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Co-produced by South Carolina Educational Television.
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William C. McDaniel, Jr. of Ninety-Six, SC recalls the roots of the famous “Ninety-Six hash.”
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Evelyn Sutton and Dolly Simon - the Kittrell Sisters - performing in 1992 at the "Heritage of Song" concert hosted by McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Co-produced by South...
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The Whetsell’s fix the puddin’ pot, the featured dish at the Indian Field Camp Meeting, held every year in St. George, SC.
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Nora Harris Campbell builds up the sides of the pot with "coils" and uses the lid of a tin can to scrape the inside of the pot smooth - blending the individual coils together. Footage from Folklife...
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The first annual International Brunswick Stew Cookoff, held in Richmond, VA.
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Don Quattlebaum talks about his hash recipe and how the tradition comes from people using all parts of the hog.
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David Phillips, owner of Joy Drive-In in Gaffney, South Carolina, talks about enjoying has during the July 4th holiday.
