For Fiddle Tune Friday September 19, 2025, its Arkansas Traveler by both Snuffy Jenkins and Pappy Sherrill with John Harrod at the 1987 Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Fiddle Tune Friday presents Sugar Tree Stomp by Ralph Blizzard and Phil Jamison. Recorded at the 1988 Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Fiddle Tune Friday tunes are Spootiskerry and Big John McNeil by the Berea College Bluegrass Music Ensemble 2025 Spring. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll... and dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Fiddle tune Friday offers two for the price of one with Walter McNew (Rockcastle County and J.P. Fraley (Carter County) playing Chicken Reel. Recorded at Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky 8-31-1996. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 5:30pm in the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center as the Summer 2025 Berea Folklife apprentices and their mentor artists present on their summer apprenticeships in blacksmithing, storytelling, weaving, and mandolin luthiery. Dinner will be served!

For Fiddle Tune Friday it’s “River Bottom Breakdown” by Lloyd Baldwin. Recorded by Aisha Ivey 7-20-2013 in Branford, Florida. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

For Fiddle Tune Friday its “Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire” by Jim Morris. Recorded by Aisha Ivey 8-2-2013 in Springfield, West Virginia. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday advises temperance in order to keep the dance going and still “Give the Fiddler A Dram”. Plaid by John Harrod and recorded by Aisha Ivey 7-29-2013 in Owen County, Kentucky. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday, in today’s hot weather, finds it easy to empathize with the complaint “Hey Aunt Katie, There's a Bug On Me.” Played by Bob Murphy and recorded by Aisha Ivey in Coconut, Florida 8-25-2013. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday offers a hefty desert of “Forty Weight of Gingerbread” by Lloyd Baldwin. Recorded July 20, 2013 in Gainesville, Florida by Aisha Ivey. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle tune Friday offers up a balanced diet of “Streak o' Lean, Streak o' Fat” played by Kerry Bletch (1947-2023). Recorded July 21, 2013 in Gainesville, Florida by Aisha Ivey. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday on the Fourth offers heat relief with a "Cold Frosty Morning" by West Virginia fiddler Jim Morris playing his cigar box fiddle. Recorded 8-2-2013 by Aisha Ivey. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday on this hot June day, goofs around with "Goofus" by Whitley County, Kentucky fiddler, J.L. Burke recorded on a cold day in January 2008. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Berea College Special Collections and Archives Media Archives Fellowships 2025 Deadline Extended Scholars, educators, and specialists in diverse fields of study are invited to apply for the 2025 Berea College Media Archives Fellowship. libraryguides.berea.edu/aboutsca/MFh...

Here's another reason to visit: our temporary exhibit "bell hooks: global phenomenon" highlights Dr. hooks' works published in languages other than English. These volumes are part of the bell hooks papers bereaarchives.libraryhost.com/repositories.... #archives #feminism

New to the Special Collections: a donor has entrusted us with the care and sharing of a first edition (1938) copy of Jesse Stuart's Beyond Dark Hills. The book contains a poetic inscription written by the author in 1977. Very nice!

Voices From the Archives It’s Kentucky Derby time again. For the 1948 running, radio was still the only alternative for race fans not at the track, as can be heard in this recording from Berea’s WHAS Radio Historical Collection. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

So @arascot.bsky.social asks #whyarchives ? #archive30

As someone who helped clean and wax the Powell County Bookmobile and considered the public library in Stanton a second home when I was in high school I am delighted by this. Public libraries rock, and Kentucky librarians rock...at a reasonable volume, of course.

Our new Reading Local: Rural Public Librarians in Kentucky Collection is now open for research! The project documents the occupational folklife of KY rural librarians, with audio interviews & transcripts of 18 librarians & 158 photos at 18 libraries. libraryguides.berea.edu/KyRuralLibra...

Voice From the Archives Gordon Singleton (1939-2022) remembers growing up in Knott County, Kentucky and his community’s anti strip-mining activity in during the mid 1960s. Hear his full interviews in Berea’s Michael and Carrie Kline Collection berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Did someone say #ArchiveMyths ? We're the place to visit if you're right interested in Appalachia folklore, myths and culture. #archive30 @arascot.bsky.social

Berea students- Want to explore a creative practice for class credit this fall? Apply to the Folklife Apprenticeship Program by May 5! For more info & application materials, visit libraryguides.berea.edu/folklife

Have you ever wondered what Berea College archive looks like at night? #Archive30 #hiddenhistories @arascot.bsky.social

From the papers of Phil Primack; meet Jeremiah the dog. Uncover his wild adventures in 1972 Kentucky. Experience the thrill of historical research and learn from new perspectives. #archive30 #archiveanimals @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

From the papers of Phil Primack; deep within the mountainous fields of Kentucky, when Horse met Dog. #archive30 #archiveanimals @arascot.bsky.social

Our St John's Bible series are pretty big and absolutely incredible. We frequently host tour groups to just spend time going through these wonderful illustrations. You can learn more about the Bibles via: libraryguides.berea.edu/SJB/about . #Archive30 #SomethingBig @arascot.bsky.social

Today's #archive30 is an #ArchivePlan, so we "planned" on opening up a random draw to see what we found. Revealing the Proposed layout of the grounds of Berea College.

Celebrating #archivestoday as it's Janis Ian's birthday! We are so very thankful that Janis has deposited her archive with Berea College, here is a large assortment of posters showing just some of the gigs Janis has been on over the past fifty years #archive30 www.berea.edu/janisian

The Janis Ian #businessarchives contains over 30 boxes holding contractual negations, license agreements, IP and copyright records. A wonderful resource for the educational benefit of tomorrow's arts administrators, music managers and creative practioners finearts.uky.edu/arts-adminis... #archive30

Sometimes #ArchiveConservation is as simple as removing historic rusting paperclips, staples and rubber bands. We went through 8 boxes, pulling out all this.... #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social

Banjo music, fiddle tunes, gospel songs, look at the extraordinary work of our sound archivist Harry, he has been "instrumental" in preserving Appalachian voices, #SoundAndVision . #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social libraryguides.berea.edu/bsaresearchg...

What came first? The archive or the shelving? We started the new year with the deconstruction of old make do shelving to make way for proper nice shelving units #ArchiveBeginnings #archive30 . We've already run out of room @arascot.bsky.social

We're joining in with the #Archive30 April tradition, kicking off with views of (our) #yourarchive . The many many many boxes we hold pertaining to Berea and wider Appalachia region. Plus our current Janis Ian Archives major exhibition is still open till July 2025. @arascot.bsky.social

For @scquarterly.bsky.social's Future of Textiles issue, College folklorist Emily Hilliard interviewed Weaving Director Erin Miller & Weaving Manager Emerson Croft about the history of Berea Student Craft, how it shaped conceptions of Appalachia & the shift to incorporate more student design.

Berea creative community: Fire up the kiln, ready your crochet hooks & get out your collage materials for the Berea BIG SWAP! The BIG SWAP, happening on 4/1 in Baird Lounge, is part-swap meet, part-makers fair where we will come together to trade or gift handmade items (just no food or drink).

Berea Students: Want to do something fun and creative for class credit this summer? Apply to the Berea Folklife Apprenticeship Program by Tuesday, February 18! For more info and the application materials, visit libraryguides.berea.edu/folklife

Come learn about the Berea Folklife Apprenticeship Program, today at noon in Hutchins Library!

Earlier this week Gretchen Dykstra, author of Lessons from the Foothills gave a lecture examining Berea College’s history and its eight Great Commitments. The program was sponsored in honor of the Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, UPK, and @bereaarchives.bsky.social #Berea

We been making Janis Ian archives zines!!! Now added to the Hutchins library zine collection. 🍒🙃🍒 @bereaarchives.bsky.social

I had the great opportunity to be awarded this fellowship @bereaarchives.bsky.social a few years ago. I worked w/ the Leonard Roberts archives & it's a gift that keeps giving. Apply for this wonderful opportunity: americanfolkloresociety.org/media-archiv...

Berea Students: Want to learn a new creative skill this summer? Apply to the Berea Folklife Apprenticeship Program! Learn more about this exciting new opportunity at our Info Session in Hutchins Library on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at noon.

This fellowship was important to me as a young folklorist & gave me a great introduction to the place I now work! @bereaarchives.bsky.social punches above its weight in terms of holdings on Appalachia, traditional music, the bell hooks papers, etc. Apply! americanfolkloresociety.org/media-archiv...

Doris Ulmann photographs Mrs. Rosalie Pless weaving. We're excited to be welcoming in the new year, getting back to the archival work, now the snow is finally starting to melt. #exploreyourarchive

Remember when #toys were made from wood? Not streaming computer games, plastic coated whatever, actual craved wood pieces! These scenes documented by Doris Ulmann in 1934. #ArchiveAdventCalendar

What happens when it snows on Berea College campus? In 1979, we make snow sculptures of course! #exploreyourarchive #archive30 berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Today's @arascot.bsky.social #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme is #WinterSports Here's a group of students practicing their skiing in the unusual surroundings of the University Sports Hall! We're wondering if snow was in short supply in Newcastle in winter 1964. Photo from our University Archive.

These are the moments in Kentucky when life becomes a #wintersports . Should you walk over the ice or attempt to skate? #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social #exploreyourarchive berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

A very #MerryandBright Christmas dance at Berea College, circa 1960s. #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social #archive30 #exploreyourarchive

Berea College is known for our brooms, weavings, arts & crafts. Here some views from Mrs. Ernberg's Weaving Room (circa 1930s). Our student(s) crafts are ideal #ChristmasGifts if you're seeking a last minute order? #ArchiveAdventCalendar #exploreyourarchive #archive30 @arascot.bsky.social