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“A Handful of Dinky”: African American Storytelling in Missouri

“A Handful of Dinky”: African American Storytelling in Missouri

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“How I Got Over”: African-American Gospel Music in the Missouri Bootheel

“How I Got Over”: African-American Gospel Music in the Missouri Bootheel

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“You’ll Never Get Ireland in America”: Irish Traditional Music and Dance in St. Louis, Missouri

“You’ll Never Get Ireland in America”: Irish Traditional Music and Dance in St. Louis, Missouri

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Buildin’ Boats, Giggin’ and Foolin’ Around is All Fun:” Traditional Material Culture of the Ozark Waterways

Buildin’ Boats, Giggin’ and Foolin’ Around is All Fun:” Traditional Material Culture of the Ozark Waterways

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Carmen Sofia Dence, 2023 Living Traditions Sustainer Fellow

Carmen Sofia Dence, St. Louis, Mo. Colombian Folkloric Dancer, Choreographer, Costume Maker Carmen Sofia Dence learned to dance as a child in her local barrio (neighborhood) in Barranquilla, Colombia from her mother, her aunt, local elders,…

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Kenny Applebee, 2023 Living Traditions Sustainer Fellow

Kenny Applebee, Mexico, Mo. Old-time Rhythm Guitarist Kenny Applebee is widely recognized as a mainstay of old-time music in Missouri. He has “backed” fiddlers on his rhythm guitar for decades at contests, jams, concerts, dances, and…

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Missouri Folk Arts Program Announces Inaugural Living Traditions Sustainer Fellows

Missouri Folk Arts Program Announces Inaugural Living Traditions Sustainer Fellows  April 24, 2023 COLUMBIA, MO – The Missouri Folk Arts Program has chosen the recipients of the inaugural Missouri Living Traditions Sustainer Fellowship, the state’s…

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