Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Kentucky/applachian Culture: Bluegrass Clogging

9th - 10th
Host David Thurmond tells how clogging came to America and how shoes with taps evolved. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [3:03]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Kentucky/appalachian Culture: Goin' to Boston

9th - 10th
Goin' to Boston is a traditional folk dance enjoyed as a "play party game" in Appalachia. Learn commonly used folk dance movements such as promenade, sashay, reel, and casting the line in this video. Included are teaching tips and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Kentucky/appalachian Culture: Shady Grove/bandyrowe

K - 1st
In this video folksinger Jean Ritchie performs the Appalachian tune "Shady Grove," a traditional song she learned from her family and "Bandyrowe," a song for which she made up verses to help get her two sons to sleep when they were very...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Kentucky/appalachian Culture: The Two Gals

K - 1st
In this video, storyteller Anndrena Belcher tells the story of two sisters, one kind and compassionate, the other lazy and greedy, and their separate adventures in a land they discover at the bottom of their well.