Great Folks

Expanding the community of tradition bearers and those who want to learn more about the music, stories, dance, foodways, art, and cultural heritage of Michigan and beyond.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Save the NEA and NEH

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Below is a letter from the Society for Ethnomusicology 's President Anne K. Rasmussen and Executive Director Stephen Stuempfle. Funding ...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

"Fancy double, double-back brush up double-up ball slide and a basic..."

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I hear them before I see them as I hustle out of the cold into the lobby of Collins Elementary School in Sterling Heights, Michigan: the ...
Thursday, April 20, 2017

New Emergency Relief Guidelines for Folk and Traditional Artists from CERF+

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courtesy the CERF+ website The Craft Emergency Relief Fund+ has announced new guidelines for folk and traditional artists. Read more bel...
Monday, February 13, 2017

A Tribute to Alan Jabbour

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Caption from the Library of Congress Blog: "Alan Jabbour, Head of the Archive of Folk Song (now Archive of Folk Culture) at the Libra...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Science of Dance, Art of Rhythm: A lesson in tap•ol•o•gy with Alfred Bruce Bradley

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The following is a guest post from fieldworker Nic Gareiss. Photos and video provided by Nic Gareiss. Alfred Bruce Bradley, tap dancer ...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Homage to Karl Byarski, 1916-2016

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Karl Byarski with his recording equipment in the basement of his home in Kinde, Michigan Dave Langdon, a fiddler, fiddle music ...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Introducing Two New MTAP Fieldworkers

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The Michigan Traditional Arts Program (MTAP) was founded by the mission of preserving, documenting, and presenting traditional arts and folk...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

#FolkloreThursday: Updates from MTAP

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Hi Folks, It’s been a busy time here at the Michigan Traditional Arts Program and regretfully we weren’t able to keep our Great Folks r...
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