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Hillbilly Savants

Currently in retirement, still representing the old, green mountains.

Hillbilly Savants

Currently in retirement, still representing the old, green mountains.

hillbillysavants@gmail.com

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Jason Lee Austin

John Norris Brown

April A. Cain

Chris Kolakowski

Rosanne Griffeth

M. Tod Ralstin

Eric Drummond Smith

Justin Smith

Doug W.

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History, Culture, & the Arts

Acorn Gallery
Actors Guild of Parkersburg
Adaland Mansion
Allandale Mansion
American Mountain Theater
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Anita's Atelier
Apollo Civic Theatre
Appalachian Artisan Society Gallery
Appalachian Ballet Company
Appalachian Ballet Company
Appalachian Glass
Appalachian Spirit Gallery
Art Gallery of Knoxville
Art Museum of Western Virginia
Arthurdale Heritage
Artisans Center of Virginia
Arts & Humanities Alliance of Jefferson County
Arts Centre
Artworks Around Town
Ashe County Arts Council
Asheville Area Arts Council
Asheville Art Musuem
Asheville Community Theatre
Asheville Lyric Opera
Asheville Symphony Orchestra
Augusta Heritage Center
Autumn on the Square
Barter Theatre
Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Berkeley County Historical Society
Berkeley Springs
Bernstein Glass
Beth Brown Photography
Bijou Theatre
Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Black Mountain Iron Works
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
Blount Mansion
Blowing Rock Stage Company
Blue Moon Gallery
Blue Plate Special
Blue Ridge Arts Council
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum
Botetourt County Historical Society
Bottling Works
Brevard Little Theatre
Brevard Music Center
Bristol's Rhythm & Roots Festival
Brush & Pen
Burgiss Barn
Cabin Creek Quilts
Caldwell Arts Council
Carnegie Hall
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park
Carpetbag Theatre
Carroll County Historical Society
Carter Family Fold
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
CaterPots
Catherine J. Smith Gallery
Center for Craft Creativity & Design
Center in the Square
Charleston Light Opera Guild
Charleston Stage Company
Chattanooga African American Museum
Chattanooga Theatre Center
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society
Circle Modern Dance
City Ballet of Knoxville
Clarence Brown Theatre
Clay Center
Confederate Memorial Hall
Cooper Gallery
Crab Orchard Museum
Cradle of Forestry
Creekhouse Garden Gallery
Crimson Laurel Gallery
Davis Marbles
Dogwood Arts Festival
Down Home
Droop Mountain Battlefield
Dunlap Coke Ovens Park
East Tennessee Concert Band
East Tennessee Historical Society
Eckhart House
Elkhorn & Theatre
Ewing Gallery
Fairmont Chamber Music Society
Farm Heritage Musuem & Village
Farm Museum
Farragut Museum
Fenton Art Glass
Fine & Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University
Flat Rock Playhouse
Floyd Country Store
Fort Defiance
Fostoria Glass Museum
Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center
Frank H. McClung Museum
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
Gallery 108
Gallery Rutherford
George C. Marshall Foundation
Glass Feather Studio & Gardens
Glencoe Museum
Greenbriar Historical Society
Greenbriar Valley Theatre
Grovewood Gallery
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harrisonburg Children's Museum
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
Hartwood Arts Regional Theatre
Hendersonville Little Theatre
Hendersonville Symphony
Highland Historical Society
Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival
Highlands Community Players
Hinkle's Glass
Historic Downtown Hendersonville
Historic Long Branch
Historic Rugby
Historic Sweetwater, Tennessee
Horn in the West
Houston Museum of Decorative Arts
Huntington Museum of Art
Huntington Outdoor Theatre
Huntington Symphony Orchestra
In-Town Gallery
International Storytelling Center
Ivy & Stone Council for the Arts
Jacksonville Center for the Arts
James White Fort
Jim Bob Tinsley Museum & Transylvania County Heritage Center
Jubilee Community Arts
Julia-Ann Square Association
Junaluska Memorial & Museum
Just a Bunch of Baskets
Kanawha Players
Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance
Knoxville Brewers' Jam
Knoxville Museum of Art
Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Kumba Festival
Lee Chapel & Museum
Little Mountain Pottery
Little River Railroad & Lumber Company Museum
Lost River Craft Cooperative & Museum
Luray Caverns
Mabry-Hazen House
Madison County Arts Council
Main Street: Greeneville
Marble Springs
Marker Miller Orchards
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Marshall Artists Series
Marshall Department of Theatre
Martina Glass Artist
Middlesboro Historical Society
Midland Trail Scenic Byway
Mills of Washington County, VA
Monongalia Arts Center
Montford Park Players
Morgan Arts Council
Mountain Heritage Center
Mountain Lakes Amphitheater
Mountain Stage
Mud Daubber's Pottery & Crafts
Museum in the Community
Museum of Radio and Technology
Museum of the Middle Appalachians
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Museums of Wytheville
MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove
Mystery Hill
National Coal Heritage Area
Natural Bridge of Virginia
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New Market Battlefield State Historical Park & Hall of Valor Civil War Museum
North Carolina Echo
O. Winston Link Museum
Oglebay Institute
Oil & Gas Museum
Old City Events
Old Colony Players
Old Court House Civil War Museum
Old Depot Association & Gallery
Originals Only Gallery
Pack Place
Painter's Gap Art Gallery
Parkersburg Art Center
Parkway Playhouse
Penland School of Crafts
Point Pleasant River Museum
Polk County Historical Association
Prickett's Fort State Park
Purple Fiddle
Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center
Ramsey House
Reece Museum
Rich Mountain Battlefield
River Cities Symphony Orchestra
River Rock Gallery
Riverboat Cruises
Rockbridge Historical Society
Rogersville Heritage Association
Rosewood Theatre & Cafe
Rossini Festival
Rural Life Museum
Scottish Tartans Museums
Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Library & Museum
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
Settler's Museum of Southwest Virginia
Smithfield Plantation
Smoot Theatre
Smyth County Historical & Museum Society
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum
Southern Appalachian Radio Museum
Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre
Southern Highland Craft Guilt
Southwest Virginia Museum
Stecoah Valley Center
Stonewall Jackson House
Studios on the Square Gallery
Summit Players
Sundown in the City
Swannanoa Valley Museum
Tamarack
Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble
Tennessee Theatre
The Artist Index of Upstate South Carolina & Western North Carolina
The Harmon Museum
Theatre West Virginia
Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Three Rivers Rambler
Town of Pocahontas and Pocahontas Coal Mine & Museum
Traditions Pottery
Transylvania Community Arts Council
Transylvania County Historical Society
Trillium Performing Arts Collective
Tryon Fine Arts Center
Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Tweetsie Railroad
University of Tennessee School of Music
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Victoria Theater
Victorian Wheeling
Village Studio
Virginia Center for Civil War Studies
Virginia Explore Park
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Virginia Quilt Museum
VMI Museum
Walker Center
Watters Smith State Park
Wayside Foundation of American History & Arts, Inc.
West Virginia Center for African-American Art & Culture
West Virginia Division of Culture & History
West Virginia Humanities Council
West Virginia Public Theatre
West Virginia State CCC Museum Association
West Virginia State University Capital Center
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Weston Hospital Revitalization Committee
Wheeling Artisan Center
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Wilkes Art Gallery
Wilkes Heritage Museum
Wilkes Playmakers
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Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
Wise County (VA) Historical Society
Wissmach Glass
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library

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Showing posts with label Rhododendron. Show all posts

Thursday, June 28, 2007

An Appalachian Eden

Pictures from Roan Mountain near the end of the Rhododendron bloom.

Posted by CharlesTheKungFuMaster at 2:15 PM 2 comments

Labels: Appalachian Trail, Rhododendron, Roan Mountain

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This blog is about our Appalachia - the real one, not the Hollywood-stereotype nor the third-world nation-esque stereotype being sold by do-gooders, or even the neo-Romantic sylvan stereotype that Rousseau would probably buy into.
It should be interesting.

Horn-Tootin'

~ The BrickRanch.com - My latest most favorite blog is The Hillbilly Savants. It’s an intelligent look at an interesting and sometimes misunderstood culture. If you have Appalachian blood in you, then you know what I’m talking about. If you have any preconceived notions about Appalachians then this may give you a much needed attitude adjustment. If you have no idea at all what I’m talking about but have a curious mind, check it out. ~ Charlestonian Blog - Hillbilly Savants is one of those blogs that makes you want to just want to pull up the rockin' chair and put your feet next to the fire. Do check it out, and take your time. Look over the archives. Lots of great photos and articles from a couple dozen or so contributors. ~ Cup of Joe Powell - I've recently found another fascinating place to read about all things Appalachian. Hillbilly Savants has a staggering amount of information, links to bajillions of newspaper, television and radio sites, bloggers from across the South, colleges, research and policy groups, a hefty list of contributors and much, much more. Exhaustive work is evident here. The topics cover culture and politics and tall tales of the region, history, science - you name it. I was more than honored to find they linked to this humble but lovable blog, too. ~ Jape's Japes - These guys rock...a group of bloggers writing substantial insights into this region we now call home. If only I could write like this. ~ Knoxville Trivia Blog - Hillbilly Savants is one of the best blogs on the entire web. ~ Maysville Kentucky Blog - Stereotypes are great in the purpose that they serve. They give us a way of packaging up all the things we know nothing about so that we can reduce them down to a single image, and then neatly dismiss them. I don't feel the need to hang out with Eskimos because I'm reasonably sure that I don't want to live in an igloo or eat frozen fish, that sort of thing. The Hillbilly Savant reminds those who take notice -- and I encourage everyone to take notice -- that people in Appalachia are not so neatly defined. We might be hillbillies in some ways, but we can still add 2 + 2. If we can't, we sure as hell know how to work a calculator : ) Anywho... there's countless reasons to proudly shout out from the Appalachian region to the rest of the world, and that's what the Hillbilly Savant reminds us. Plus they link off to a boat load of other regional blogs, so there's definitely something for everyone. ~ openswitch - Odds are you’ve never been to the Appalachia region of the U.S. I, however, have spent the past 10 years of my life living withing driving distance of it, and have spent a lot of time in some of the small towns that have cropped out of this old mountain range. Today’s blog . . . is Hillbilly Savants. As the name implies, this blog is all about Appalachia, and it’s well written to boot. It’s a multi-author blog so far as I can tell, and it seems to be updated fairly regularly. They blog about helping people, interesting history and a lot of other great stuff. The history, the people and the culture behind this region of the U.S. is very interesting to me and I think that often times it’s misrepresented as being extremely backwards. I think this blog does a great job of highlighting the fact that the stereotypical hillbilly isn’t so stereotypical. ~ Rednecromancer - . . . Hillbilly Savants is as fine of an Appalachian magazine as any in print. The fact that so many individuals contribute to this work and yet the quality is consistent has to be a statistically anomaly. Hillbilly Savants specializes in points of interest mostly from eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia but is indeed a regional eZine. The photographs are worth a weekly visit. One of the grand services offered by Hillbilly Savants is an exhaustive list of Appalachian area media outlets, art establishments, educational institutions, various web pages for federal, state and local government and of course web pages of other Appalachian interest. ~ ruminations from the distant hills - Hillbilly Savants is everything a blog should be. That why you'll find it on the sidebar. Click it. Often. So imagine my surprise when RUMINATIONS was included in Hillbilly Savants' recent tribute to BLOGS OF NOTE. Keep your ol' Oscars and your Pulitzers and your what-have-yous. I'm happy with a tip of the hat from HS. ~ Wandering Hillbilly - time is short, but i wonted to let ye know bout a new blog a commmenter name of april tole me bout, witch tiz a blog name of Hillbilly Savants. i aint red near a nuff of it yet, but tiz chuck full of good stuff frum whut i kin see, speshly fer folks frum appalachia.

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Television Stations

Asheville: WLOS

Beckley/Oak Hill: WOAY

Bluefield: WVVA

Bridgeport: WDTV

Bristol, VA: WCYB

Charleston: WCHS

Charleston: WVAH

Charlottesville: WHTJ

Charlottesville: WVIR

Chattanooga: WDEF

Chattanooga: WDSI

Chattanooga: WRCB

Chattanooga: WTVC

Clarksburg/Parkersburg: WBOY

Harrisionburg:WHSV

Harrisonburg:WVPT

Hazard: WYMT

Hickory: WHKY

High Point/Winston-Salem: WGHP

Huntington: WOWK

Huntington: WSAZ

Johnson City: WJLH

Kentucky Educational Television: KET

Kingsport: WKPT

Knoxville: WATE

Knoxville: WBIR

Knoxville: WVLT

Lexington, KY: WKYT

Lexington, KY: WLEX

Lexington, KY: WTVQ

Lynchburg, VA: WSET

Parkersburg: WTAP

Roanoke, VA: WDBJ

Roanoke, VA: WSLS

Tri-Cities: WEMT

Southwest Virginia Public Broadcasting: WBRA/WSBN

West Virginia Public Broadcasting: WSWP/WPBY/WNPB

Wheeling:

Winston-Salem: WUPN

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Appalachian Quarterly Magazine

Blue Ridge Country

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Chattanooga on the Move

Kentucky Explorer

Kentucky Gardener

Kentucky Monthly

Lexington Magazine

Mountain Laurel

Nantahala Review

North Carolina Medical Journal

North Carolina Law Review

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Northern Virginia Magazine

Paint Lick Reflections

Tennessee Gardener

Tennessee Sportsman Magazine

Virginia Business Magazine

Virginia Gardener

Virginia Horse Journal

Virginia Review

West Virginia Executive

West Virginia Lawyer

Wonderful West Virginia

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Native American Tribes of Appalachia (Current & Former)

Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)
Cherokee, North Carolina
Eastern Shawnee Tribe
Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee
Monacan Indian Nation
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
North-Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians
Southern Cherokee Nation
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
United Remnant Band of the Shawnee (Zane Shawnee Caverns)
Western Cherokee Nation

Education

Appalachian Colleges Association

Alderson Broaddus College

Alice Lloyd College

Appalachian School of Law

Appalachian State University

Bethany College

Bluefield College

Bluefield State College

Brevard College

Bridgewater College

Campbellsville University

Catawba College

Concord College

Cumberland University

Davis & Elkins College

Eastern Kentucky University

East Tennessee State University

Eastern Mennonite University

Emory & Henry College

Fairmont State College

Georgetown College

Glenville State College

Greensboro College

Guilford College

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James Madison University

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Lees-McRae College

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Lincoln Memorial University

Lindsay Wilson College

Lynchburg College

Mars Hill College

Marshall University

Mary Baldwin College

Maryville College

Milligan College

Montreat College

Morehead State University

Mountain State University

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

North Carolina School of the Arts

North Carolina Wesleyan College

Ohio Valley University

Penland School of Crafts

Pikeville College

Radford University

Roanoke College

Salem International University

Sewanee University

Shepherd University

Southern Adventist University

Sweet Briar College

Tennessee Temple University

Thomas More College

Transylvania University

Tusculum College

University of Charleston

University of the Cumberlands

University of Kentucky

University of North Carolina - Asheville

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina - Greensboro

University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

University of Virginia - Charlottesville

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Virginia Intermont College

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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Warren Wilson College

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West Liberty State College

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Wheeling Jesuit University

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Tennessee Association of Musuems

Virginia Association of Musuems

West Virginia Association of Museums

Kentucky Library Association

North Carolina Library Association

Tennessee Library Association

Virginia Library Association

West Virginia Library Association

Festivals, Fairs, & Special Events

Appalachian Folk Festival
Appalachian Roots Festival
Barbour County Fair
Berkeley County Youth Fair Association
Braxton County Fairs & Festivals Celebration
Bridgeport Benedum Festival
Calhoun County Wood Festival
Charleston Sternwheel Regatta
Clay County Golden Delicious Festival
Cosby Ramp Festival
Doddridge County Fair
Dogwood Arts Festival
Flat Rock Music Festival
FloydFest
Friends of Coal Auto Fair
Galax Old Fiddler's Convention
Great Southeastern Hiking Festival
Hancock County Oldtime Fair
Hillbilly Days
Knoxville Brewer's Jam
Lewis County Fair
Little Levels Heritage Fair
Loch Norman Highland Games
Mannington District Fair
Marshall County Fair
Mason County Fair
Moonshiners Reunion
Morgan County Fair
Mountain State Art & Craft Fair
Mountain State Forest Festival
New River Gorge Bridge Day
Ohio County Country Fair
Old Central City Days
Parkersburg Homecoming Festival
Plum Hollow Alternative Bluegrass Festival
Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta
Putnam County Fair
Richwood Calender of Events
Salem Apple Butter Festival
Spring Mountain Festival
St. Albans Riverfest
State Fair of West Virginia
Stonewall Jackson Heritage Arts & Crafts Jubilee
Sundown in the City
Tucker County Fair
Tyler County Fair
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival
Webster County Woodchopping Festival
West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals
West Virginia Autumn Festival
West Virginia Black Walnut Festival
West Virginia Coal Festival
West Virginia Freedom Festival
West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival
West Virginia State Folk Festival
West Virginia Strawberry Festival
West Virginia's Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival
Whitetop Mountain Ramp Festival
Writ County Fair
Yadkinville Bluegrass Contest & Fiddlers' Convention

Live Music by Mason

By State & Town

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Our Forests and Parks

Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Bays Mountain Park
Blue Ridge Parkway / Skyline Drive
Chattahoochee National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
Daniel Boone National Forest
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
Monongahela National Forest
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
North Carolina Bartram Trail Society
Ocoee Whitewater Center
Rock City
Shenandoah National Park
Tennessee State Parks
Virginia State Parks
West Virginia State Parks

Projects, Centers, & Associations

• Appalachian Center for Economy & the Environment

• Appalachian College Association

• Appalachian Forest Research Center

• Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center

• Appalachian State University Center for Appalachian Studies

• Appalachian Studies Association

• Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

• Berea College Appalachian Center

• Canaan Valley Institute

• East Kentucky University Center for Appalachian Studies

• East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and Services

• Highlander Research and Education Center

• King College Appalachian Writers Association

• Lees-McRae College John B. Stephenson Center for Appalachian and Comparative Highland Studies

• Marshall University Center for the Study of Gender and Ethnicity in Appalachia

• Marshall University Oral History of Appalachia Project

• Melungeon Heritage Center

• Morehead State University Center for Virtual Appalachia

• Mountain Institute

• Radford University Appalachian Regional Studies Center

• Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center

• Saint Vincent College Center for Northern Appalachian Studies

• Southern Appalachia Biodiversity Project

• Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

• Southern Highland Craft Guild

• Southwest Virginia Community College Appalachian Arts Center

• University of Kentucky Appalachian Center

• West Virginia University Regional Research Institute

• Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center