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"Hunt is on for Original 'Kidder Cole' Tune" pt 1
Parris, John, "Hunt is on for Original 'Kidder Cole' Tune," Asheville Citizen-Times, Sunday, March 19, 1972. https://www.newspapers.com/image/195570185 -
"Lunsford Records Kidder Cole" (1929)
"'Kidder Cole', Mountain Song, Recorded By Firm
Composed by Felix Eugene Alley and sung by B.L. Lunsford"
Article written in the Asheville Citizen-Times about Bascom L. Lunsford recording the Felix Alley song "Kidder Cole" about unrequited love in Cashiers valley, NC with the Brunswick company. Lunsford sings and plays banjo on the recording. -
"The Search is on for the Original Tune of 'Kidder Cole'" pt 2
Parris, John. "The Search is on for the Original Tune of 'Kidder Cole,'" Asheville Citizen-Times, Sunday, March 19, 1972.
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Random Thoughts and the Musings of a Mountaineer by Judge Felix E. Alley
Random Thoughts and the Musings of a Mountaineer by Judge Felix E. Alley. -
Alison Krauss
Image of Alison Krauss playing the fiddle. -
Ballad of Helen's Barn
Ballad of Helen's Barn
The insurance came when Charlie was dead
Leaving Helen with six mouths that had to be fed.
She built a barn and painted it red
And the townspeople turned to her and said,
"Helen what you're doing just ain't right-
Building a dance hall in a town this white.
Shoulda' built a church - a roof for your head.
But not a dance hall, and painted it red."
Her answer above the jingle of coins firmly clears:
"It takes a lot of cheers
To dam a widow's tears."
Helen's Barn opened for dancing on Saturday night.
Folks came a-clogging' their feet feeling light.
Where many a youth first saw the light
Of joy in dancing away fears in the night.
It was Helen's answer to their calls and their jeers:
"It takes a lit of cheers
to dam a widow's tears."
Fifty years of Saturday night digging shins with joy
As many a man-danced away there from being a boy.
Helen's young'uns were schooled, fed and kept warm
With money she earned at her old red barn.
As hoe-down music drowned any complaint
To answer those who don't recognize a saint.
"It takes a lot of cheers
To dam a widow's tears."
-Kate Gillson -
Charlie Wright
Charlie Wright, Helen's first husband and Highlands hero. He received a gold medal for the rescue of Gus Baty after he tumbled over Fool's Rock. Charlie died young and Helen used the cash award from the Carnegie metal to open Helen's Barn providing a space for the Highlands community and support her five children. -
Charlie Wright's Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal was awarded to Charlie Wright for rescuing Gus Baty after he fell from Fool's Rock outside of Highlands. After Charles's untimely death, Helen used this money to start Helen's Barn a Highlands institution for 50 years. -
Cigar Box Guitars
Arrangement of cigar box guitars from Shane Speal's website https://www.cigarboxguitar.com -
Cliff Diagram
Diagram of the cliff that Charlie Write rescued Gus Baty. Charles Wright received a Carnegie medal and prize money that Helen used to start Helen's Barn after Charles's untimely death.