Somedays, all I need is #sunshine, the #Appalachian #Mountains, and my #Yorkies.

#Appalachian #Music #Short of the Week:

Dock Boggs, #Musician, #Songwriter, and #CoalMiner #Appalachia

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DiRjeNQtYjI

We, #Appalachians, love our #holiday #traditions.

While many customs align with broader, modern Valentine’s Day practices, there are unique #Appalachian twists—practical in decades past and still cherished today.
https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2025/02/appalachian-valentines-traditions.html

Just discovered my old middle and #highschool #AV clubs have really grown. When I was in highschool they did a weekly school wide #announcement style show. Now it looks like they produce #shortfilms, and #podcasts, and #news on #YouTube. Really warms my heart to see these little #Appalachian #kids learning and expressing themselves.

Dawn in TN on the AT

Compared to my mother and sister, I have a pretty mild #Appalachian accent, I think from my years in speech therapy as a kid and the fact that both my dad and my step-father were midwesterners growing up. Anybody from up north can hear it immediately but for those living here it isn't as obvious.

However, you put six beers in me (or more) and I gradually start sounding one step out of the holler with a jar of apple pie shine in my hand.

Received two ornaments in the mail from an #Appalachian #friend. I have several #Christmas #Trees, in my house, but these ornaments felt perfectly placed on my "hand made tree".

This was such a sweet surprise at the end of an impossible year. It is all about the little things that make you smile and thoughtful friends.... and a dash of #Moonshine.

The USA has a tradition of so-called “high lonesome” songs. Very charismatic, mostly very simple songs from the Appalachians, but also from elsewhere. As the name suggests, these are not exactly funny songs to dance to. They are mostly imbued with this peculiar pagan-satanic Christianity that is cultivated in the South. I’ve always liked these songs. They still exist. Still not funny! @onan you will like it too!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBjOO9sTSyQ

Clean water has at last returned to the #Appalachian city of Asheville, NC, and boil water warnings put in place in the aftermath of #hurricane Helene have been lifted. https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2024/11/18/asheville-clean-water-returned-potable-city-says-lead-testing-underway/76405513007/

My incredible girlfriend started playing #banjo earlier this year, and she got good at it rather quickly!

She plays #clawhammer style, which is the more traditional sound of the #Appalachian region. It sounds gentler and more melodic than bluegrass.

She's begun writing her own songs as well. Give her a listen and a follow!
https://funk.firobe.fr/channels/ScoopTilHollow

Study Looks at What Causes #FlashFloods in the #Appalachian #Mountains

With an unprecedented amount of past data collected on everything from #precipitation to #temperature and other #weather conditions, #scientists hope to build predictive models that will help save lives ahead of these #catastrophicevents.

https://dailyyonder.com/study-looks-at-what-causes-flash-floods-in-the-appalachian-mountains/2024/11/11/

I see new faces! Hello! I'm Jendia Gammon. I write #thrillers, #horror, #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and #Appalachian #books and stories, I'm a #science writer with an #ecology degree, and I'm an #artist. I grew up in southern Appalachia and now live in #LosAngeles. My links: linktr.ee/jendiagammon

I'm inspired by and proud of the work my husband does supporting #Appalachian #education via the #AppalachianCollegeAssociation. I'm sharing this below for those interested in helping campus communities in #Appalachia recovering from #HurricaneHelene.

Learn more about the #ACA:
https://www.acaweb.org/home

Links to donate for rebuilding after #Helene:
Lees-McRae College: https://www.givecampus.com/g6xemd
Montreat College: https://montreatcollege.givingfuel.com/disaster-recovery-from-tropical-storm-helene
Warren Wilson College: https://www.warren-wilson.edu/giving/make-a-gift/

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United States: the annotated version of Appalachian mountains :)

Dolly Parton donates $1 million for #Appalachian flood relief efforts. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dolly-parton-donates-hurricane-helene-relief_n_6700eaaee4b0c12c1d3bf181