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Lore is defined as “Knowledge gained through Study or Experience.” It’s also an earnest, hands-on exploration of all-things Appalachian. From clogging and homemade biscuits to whitewater rafting and deer hunting, there’s a lot to learn, even if you think you already know it.
Follow along as Bill Lynch tries to get a real world education in Appalachian culture.
Bill Lynch expands his “Lore” study, takes on a new project and begins a crash course in all things Appalachia.
Dancing is hard, especially if you have trouble with counting past four. Bill Lynch continues to explore clogging in this next installment of “Lore.”
Over the phone, Tosha Smith explained that the Lincoln County Cloggers had suspended classes for new cloggers for the first half of 2023. They were preparing for the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in April and didn’t have time to devote to newbies. “We’ll offer that class for beginners in the fall,” she said. “But you could still come out for a lesson.”
Tosha Smith met me in the parking lot of the McDonalds in Hamlin, which was, as far as I was able to determine, the only McDonalds in Lincoln County.I was glad it was the only one.
With "Lore," Bill Lynch began by considering traditional culture, after he thought about trying to get on the game show "Survivor."
Lore is defined by Merriam-Webster as “Something that is learned. Traditional Knowledge or Belief. Tribal Lore. Knowledge gained through Study or Experience.”That last part is important. Experience.Some things you can’t quite get a grasp on just from reading a book or listening to someone talk at you. You have to put your hands on what it is you want to know. You have to spend some time with it.
