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Wordstage on WNCW-FM 88.7: Cynthia Raxter - Getting Married at Foley Gap

It’s Wordstage, a celebration of the fascinating world of storytelling featuring the very best storytellers, ballad singers and spoken word artist.

Getting Married at Foley Gap
“Here preacher, here’s a fat chicken, would you marry me and Miss Rebecca Owens?”

Cynthia Raxter lives in the former mill village of Bynum, N.C with 4 cats, 1 kitten and Rascal, the “Jack Russell Terrorist.” She grew up on a farm in the North Carolina Mountains with 6 brothers and sisters and a big extended family. Her story, ‘Getting Married at Foley Gap’ is a true life lovetale a bit of history and folklore mixed in. cynthiaraxter@gmail.com

Aired on 2-13-21 and 2-14-21

John started as a volunteer radio announcer in the spring of 1995, spinning vinyl and a brand new media, the Compact-Disc. He recalls, “In those days we had, reel-to-reel recorded programs, and guests crowding around the one mic to perform live - all bundled up into a 2 hour live old-time radio show." Now This Old Porch is three hours of top notch programming with up-to-date technology.