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The origin of this tale is from an old Yiddish folk song that was translated into English by singer and storyteller, Nancy Schimmel. Other stories are "Just Enough to Make a Story", "The Old Coat", and "The Tailor and His Coat." Gwenda is a member of Asheville’s Storytelling Circle and sat in the first circle forming the North Carolina Storytelling Circle, and received their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

Donna Ray Norton is no stranger to the musical community of Western North Carolina. She’s an 8th generation ballad singer who grew up in the legendary Sodom community of Madison County, a county which folklorist Cecil Sharp likened to “a nest of singing birds.” Her grandfather was Byard Ray, a fiddler, and singer who took his style of mountain music across the globe. Her mother, Lena Jean Ray, carried on the Ray musical legacy. We sat down with Donna Ray to learn more about her new album, her background, and what the music means to her.

Jess’s mother conjured up this haunted story to keep her children safe for a nearby lake, “Some say if you see a crooked tree like that, there’s a witch buried underneath. You have to be careful going close to those trees, especially in the afternoon, after school.”

A unique spin on a Southern legacy of music and living off the land with Kentucky artist S.G. Goodman, including excerpts from her live performance on WNCW

Milbre Burch is a GRAMMY-nominated spoken word recording artist, an internationally known Oracle-Award-winning storyteller, and a sought-after teaching artist. The preeminent interpreter of Jane Yolen stories, she has performed and taught across the US , Europe and Asia since 1978.

Prior to the huge midterm elections on Nov. 8th, WNCW spoke with Carolina Public Press and Reporter Shelby Harris about early voting in North Carolina.

Politics Editor for Smoky Mountain News, Cory Vaillancourt, talked to More to the Story about Canton resident Ashley Smathers. Smathers blames Mission Hospital for the now serious health conditions of her baby, who was delivered at the hospital in 2020. Cory explains how a bill passed by the N.C. General Assembly pertains to this lawsuit that seeks a number of listed damages.

Professor Jonathan Horton, Chair of the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina Asheville, was our guest on this interview to set the stage for what fall 2022 was going to look like during the process of the changing leaf colors.

All about North Carolina, Our State Magazine was the focus of this Friday Feature, when we were joined by Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Hudson. Hudson shared that this October/Mountain issue of stories and beautiful photos is the largest edition in magazine history.

Boy Sells Cow (Child 278) is a ballad she learned from her father, Virgil Jenkins, is similar to the old Jack Tales.Zora Walker (1922-2013) was from the Yellow Branch community of Graham County, North Carolina. She was a wealth of many types of folklore including stories, jokes, children’s games, traditional folk songs, and ballads.