Books
The Folk School Cookbook: A Collection of Seasonal Favorites
$29.95 USD
Arranged by the seasons, the 336-page hardcover book features Southern Appalachian cooking as well as cuisine from other parts of the world—especially those that have helped to shape the history...
Folk School Song Book
$18.95 USD
Start your day on a positive note with our songbook. This is the second printing of The Folk School Songbook, updated from the original and compiled by Bob Dalsmer. Includes...
Women Of The Smokies
$14.95 USD
– Sold OutNineteen incredible women are featured in this book about the persevering women of the Smoky Mountains. With a wide range of interests and careers, including hikers, naturalists, “grannywomen”, writers, singer...
Cherokee Carving
$17.00 USD
In Cherokee Carving, Anna Fariello delves into the traditional craft of woodcarving done by Cherokee artists and Elders. This book in the “Hands of our Elders” series Includes pictures, history...
Southern Highlander And His Homeland
$35.00 USD
In 1908 John C. Campbell was commissioned by the Russel Sage Foundation to make a comprehensive study of Appalachia. John embarked upon this journey with his wife, Olive Dame Campbell,...
Appalachian Travels
$35.00 USD
Folklorist, influential social reformer, and “songcatcher” Olive Dame Campbell’s diary is a compelling account of rural Appalachian and Western North Carolina life between 1908 and 1909. Olive Dame Campbell set...
My Journey to Appalachia
$20.00 USD
Join Eleanor “Ellie” Lambert as she accepts an adventurous job offer at the John C. Campbell Folk School. In 1941, after graduating from Vassar college she made her way to...
My Life In Brasstown
$16.00 USD
– Sold OutThe sequel to “My Journey to Appalachia” Eleanor “Ellie” Lambert Wilson chronicles the rest of her story after her year-long employment at the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1941....
Craft & Community
$18.00 USD
Anna Fariello provides a marvelous glimpse into the early life of the Folk School, including the initial founders and influential craftspeople who contributed to the campus history throughout the early...
Helen Gibson Carves the Animals of the Nativity
$12.95 USD
Helen Gibson walks you through the process she uses to carve a nativity set camel in the style of the Brasstown Carver’s. Detailed step-by-step color photos walk you through taking...
The Life & Work of John C. Campbell
$40.00 USD
John C. Campbell (1867-1919) was an instrumental educator and enthusiastic social reformer. Dedicating the majority of his life to education, he was awarded a grant by the Russell Sage Foundation...
Helen Gibson Carves Saint Francis of Assisi
$12.95 USD
Brasstown Carver and sought-after woodcarving instructor, Helen Gibson shares her techniques for carving St. Francis. In this book Helen takes you through her process step-by-step with full color photos and...
Carving the Nativity
$12.95 USD
In Carving the Nativity, Brasstown Carver Helen Gibson provides patterns for the Holy Family, Wisemen, and Shepherds! Walking you through the step-by-step process of carving Mary; she takes you from...
Cherokee Basketry
$12.99 USD
– Sold OutPart of Anna Fariello’s Hands of our Elders series, she sheds light on the fascinating traditional craft of basketry and its importance in Cherokee culture. Cherokee Basketry describes many of...
Carving Moses
$12.95 USD
Helen Gibson takes you through her process of carving the figure of Moses. With a pattern from Harold Enlow, Helen takes you through roughing out the blank, shaping, detailing, sanding...