Appalachia

Plus more special sounds as Smithsonian Folkways Recordings marks seventy-five years

Blue Ridge bites, picturesque breweries, lush hiking trails, and cool rivers to explore in this Shenandoah Valley gem

No one has tapped into Southern truths quite like the Virginia-raised author, whose fifteen novels span Appalachia to the Florida Keys. Just ask the legion of writers who praise Smith for guiding their own stories

Slathered with apple-butter-onion-jam and crowned with pickles and slaw, North Carolina’s Over Yonder burger is a taste of the mountain South you can make at home

A new book—and a new oral history project—highlight the rural women whose stories continue to shape Appalachia

Plott Hound Books is the place to find thoughtfully curated reads—and advice on where to eat while you turn the pages

A novelist interviews Dopesick writer Beth Macy and the author Silas House, who tells him, “I never trust a writer who doesn’t doubt themselves”

After devastating waters wrecked novelist Silas House’s Eastern Kentucky homeland last week, he worked alongside the helpers—those who refuse to let the voices of Appalachia go under.

Whitesburg, Kentucky’s Appalshop celebrates a milestone of preserving the culture of the Southern mountains

A new book of recovered photos taken on the porches and back roads of Appalachia offers an intimate look at some of traditional Southern music’s early greats

An Appalachian Duet: Two books to add to your shelf this fall

How the bluegrass balladeer and TV host David Holt helps preserve—and move forward—the region’s traditional sounds

Past students and participants of Foxfire celebrate Appalachian traditions

From ancient times, the story of Appalachia has in many ways been the story of salt. And whether sprinkled on watermelon or in chili slathered on a hot dog bun, for the Kentucky native and foodways expert Ronni Lundy, it’s the taste of summer in the mountain South

A Southern mountain take on a Swiss classic

An Appalachian custard stand classic

The story of salt-rising bread

How two Southern literary giants led a young Appalachian writer to her own voice

A poetic tale of crime, violence, and the Appalachian landscape

Chef Ouita Michel serves a versatile version of an Appalachian classic