Folklife Fieldnotes Podcast
1) Episode Thirteen: Sephardic Traditions In Virginia
In this episode of Folklife Fieldnotes, we ponder taking traditional Sephardic Jewish music into uncharted realms and how preserving the tradition, while expanding on it, is an essential way to introd...Show More
2) Episode Twelve: Richard Maxham and Daniel Smith
With a lineage tracing back to the 1890s, Maxham Violins continues through Richard Maxham, the fifth generation in his family to carry on the legacy of making their instruments. He is currently appren...Show More
3) Episode Eleven: Rocky McIntire & DIY Virginia Punk Houses
Punk music has held strong to the ethos of doing it yourself, or DIY for short. Very few punk bands make a living playing this music. In most of America, established venues for heavy music are few and...Show More
4) Episode Ten: Larry Bellorín & Joe Troop
5) Episode Nine: Rev. Tarrence Paschall & The Chosen Few
6) Episode Eight: Katy Clune
Katy Clune is Virginia’s state folklorist and the new director of the Virginia Folklife Program.
7) Episode Seven: Rev. Edward Scott & His Jazz Worship Service
Dr. Rev. Edward Scott is the pastor at Allen Chapel AME Church in Staunton, VA. He’s also a jazz music enthusiast. He takes his love of jazz and combines it with his spiritual preaching at Allen Chape...Show More
8) Episode Six: Mac Traynham & Ashlee Watkins
Mac Traynham is teaching Ashlee Watkins from Australia about the old time traditional music of Southwest Virginia.
9) Episode Five: Lemlem Gebray
Traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies are focal points for making connections with friends and loved ones. It’s not a small undertaking, with three servings of coffee paired with popcorn, barley and...Show More
10) Episode Four: Yara Cordeiro
Master of Brazilian capoeira, Yara Cordeiro, is apprenticing Ruthie Lezama of Reston, VA, in the 2021-2022 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class. Pat Jarret from Folklife recently went to a batizado,...Show More