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Photo of apprentice Matt Dickson and master blacksmith Bob Alexander sitting outside Scrub Oak Forge holding lamps.

2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Bob Alexander & Matt Dickson

It is with great pleasure that we roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Our regular Show Me Folk blog readers should recognize both members…

Photo of Woodsmen Distilling bottles on the left, and a spout with clear liquid coming out on the right

Show MO(re) Folk: Missouri Distillers

We at MO Folk Arts are using the Show Me Folk blog, in these unusual times, to shine a bit more light on the state’s folk and traditional artists who make a living at their…

Screengrab from Instagram Story; Eileen Gannon plays harp while Eimear Arkins plays the fiddle under a park gazebo. The caption reads, "Fun in the park for St. Patrick's Day 2020"

Show MO(re) Folk: Irish Musicians Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon

In the coming days, we at MO Folk Arts will use this blog to shine a bit more light on the state’s folk and traditional artists who make a living at their craft. We plan…

Red sign reads, "Legends & Lore, Commemorating Legends and Folklore Nationwide, William G. Pomeroy Foundation"

Missouri Folk Arts Program Joins National Marker Program Celebrating Folklore

COLUMBIA, Mo. February 25, 2020 — Intriguing stories from Missouri’s rich heritage of folklore will be featured on roadside markers at locations across the state thanks to a partnership between the Missouri Arts Council’s Missouri…

John P. Williams and Jenny Applebee pose for photo during an interview in Williams' home. Both men wear thin wired glasses with plaid button down shirts and denim jeans. WIlliams balances a fiddle in his lap wwhile Applebee balanaces a guitar.

Breathing New Life into Missouri Fiddling: John P. Williams, from Rachel Krause for Oldtime Central

Rachel Krause interviewed oldtime fiddler John P. Williams (Madison) and rhythm guitarist Kenny Applebee for this artist profile and video published online by Oldtime Central in February 2020. “John P. Williams is an oldtime fiddler…

The dress, a tribute to Congo dances, features a bodice appliqué of El torito (the bull), a popular carnaval character.

Focus Exhibit, Carnaval de Barranquilla & Carmen S. Dence

Carnaval de Barranquilla & Carmen S. Dence Folk Arts Focus Exhibit October 1, 2019 – February 7, 2020 In October 2019, the Missouri Folk Arts Program installed its inaugural focus exhibit, featuring the work of…

Photographed Lois Mueller handstitches in a folding chair.

A TRIBUTE TO LOIS JANE MUELLER, 1933-2019

We at the Missouri Folk Arts Program are saddened to learn from Barry Bergey that master quilter Lois Mueller died on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Formerly of St. Louis, the Muellers relocated to New Haven…

Mike McLaughlin wears thin framed glasses, a dark green crew neck shirt and denim jeans. He wears a hat as well which is dark blue. Mike is facing the camera with a smile on his face as he works on a blacksmithing project.

Missouri Blacksmiths Are Keeping a Touch, Old Trade Alive, from Anne Kniggendorf for KCUR 89.3

KCUR’s Anne Kniggendorf shared stories about blacksmiths Mike McLaughlin and Bernard Tappel, who were featured artists in an exhibition at the Mid-America Arts Alliance and a special “hammer in” demonstration during First Fridays at the…

A TRIBUTE TO Patricia S. Hight, 1947-2019

It is our honor to pay tribute to Patricia S. “Pat” Hight, a recent apprentice in the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. We learned via her Facebook posts and a Caring Bridge online journal that over…

Reunions: Missouri Friends of the Folk Arts

Back in 1973, a group based mostly in St. Louis, Missouri came together formally after a few years of programming traditional arts events and documenting regional traditions to establish the non-profit Missouri Friends of the…

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