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American Folklife Center & Veterans History Project
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Happy Holidays! AFC’s 2024 Mummers Play
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/12/the-2024-afc-mummers-play/
Published: December 21, 2024 04:52
Happy Holidays from the American Folklife Center! As in years past, we enlivened Library life last week with performances of a traditional Mummers play, updated for modern times. The title of this year’s play is "Keeping Cool and Dry for the Holidays: A…
On the Possible Origins of Friday the Thirteenth: Metafolklore, Fear, and Fun
Published: December 12, 2024 14:16
Most people know that Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day. I had some fun researching the roots of this belief back in September, when the Library of Congress received a call from NPR requesting to interview me about Friday the 13th. Not…
Safeguarding the Memory of the AIDS Movement
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/12/safeguarding-the-memory-of-the-aids-movement/
Published: December 9, 2024 22:09
The digital records collection of the AIDS Memorial Quilt--the largest folk arts project in history commemorating those lost to HIV/AIDS--was published on the Library of Congress' website on December 1 (World AIDS Day 2024). This milestone marks over ten…
The Creek Rocks: AFC’s First Artists in Resonance
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/12/the-creek-rocks-afcs-first-artists-in-resonance/
Published: December 5, 2024 16:43
Allow us to introduce Ozarks musicians Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf (The Creek Rocks). The duo are our very first Artists in Resonance, and are here for a week of in-depth research. Mark and Cindy, who live in Springfield, Missouri, were chosen from among…
Berry Thankful
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/11/berry-thankful/
Published: November 30, 2024 00:07
The American Folklife Center shares recipes, songs, and photographs that celebrate the fruit of the season: cranberries.
Reclaiming “Red Wing” with Wampanoag Singer-Songwriter Thea Hopkins on the Folklife Today Podcast
Published: November 27, 2024 18:21
The latest episode of the Folklife Today podcast features award-winning singer-songwriter Thea Hopkins, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Martha’s Vineyard. Thea took the Archive Challenge, adapting songs from the American Folklife Center…
The Games We Play
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/11/the-games-we-play/
Published: November 21, 2024 04:00
Are you looking to learn a new game to help celebrate National Game and Puzzle Week (November 20-26)? You’re in luck! The AFC archives include examples of games that can inspire your next family game night, including Ghost in the Graveyard, Pass the Trash,…
Homegrown Plus: The Swanky Kitchen Band
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/11/homegrown-plus-the-swanky-kitchen-band/
Published: November 18, 2024 19:28
In this post, the American Folklife Center highlights a July 2024 concert performance and oral history interview with the Swanky Kitchen Band--an ensemble performing fiddle-based kitchen band music from the Cayman Islands.
VHP’s Newest Online Exhibit: Battle of the Bulge
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/11/vhps-newest-online-exhibit-battle-of-the-bulge/
Published: November 8, 2024 13:03
Today, the Veterans History Project launches a new online exhibit focusing on the Battle of the Bulge, one of the most pivotal and infamous battles of World War II. On December 16, 1944, the German army attacked Allied forces—mostly American…
The One that Found Galore: Patrick Tayluer in Australia
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/11/the-one-that-found-galore-patrick-tayluer-in-australia/
Published: November 6, 2024 13:38
Patrick Tayluer, the retired sailor who recorded 79 sea shanties, ballads, and stories for the Library of Congress in 1942, was fascinated by Australia. In this post we present several of his Australian songs and stories. We also recount his epic 7500…