Swannanoa /tags/swannanoa Swannanoa en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:22:17 GMT A western North Carolina college president looks back on a tumultuous semester /education/2025-01-03/western-north-carolina-college-president-warren-wilson-helene Warren Wilson college is located in one of the areas Hurricane Helene hit hardest earlier this year. President Damián Fernández talks about ongoing repairs, losses, and lessons learned in an interview with ¹ÏÉñapp. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:22:17 GMT /education/2025-01-03/western-north-carolina-college-president-warren-wilson-helene Brianna Atkinson ‘Embedded into a community’: CORE aids Spanish-speaking families after Hurricane Helene /news/2024-12-01/helene-recovery-core-spanish-speaking-swannanoa An international humanitarian organization recently expanded efforts to help Spanish-speaking residents of the Alan Campos mobile home park in Swannanoa, N.C. recover from Helene's impact. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:26:13 GMT /news/2024-12-01/helene-recovery-core-spanish-speaking-swannanoa Kellie Finch | UNC Media Hub The Swannanoa Gathering Celebrates 25 Years /arts-culture/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years For the last 25 years, the Swannanoa Gathering has brought thousands of people from across the world to experience the old-time musical traditions of… Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:09:07 GMT /arts-culture/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio The Swannanoa Gathering Celebrates 25 Years /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years For the last 25 years, the Swannanoa Gathering has brought thousands of people from across the world to experience the old-time musical traditions of… Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:09:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio The Crankie Comes To NC: What It Is And Why People Freak Out When They See One /arts-culture/2013-05-24/the-crankie-comes-to-nc-what-it-is-and-why-people-freak-out-when-they-see-one When traditional Appalachian musician Anna Roberts-Gevalt first showed ballad singer Elizabeth LaPrelle a crankie, Elizabeth was speechless.“I really… Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:33 GMT /arts-culture/2013-05-24/the-crankie-comes-to-nc-what-it-is-and-why-people-freak-out-when-they-see-one Laura Candler Thistle And Shamrock: Sheila Kay Adams /npr-music/2013-02-13/thistle-and-shamrock-sheila-kay-adams For seven generations her family has passed down English, Scottish and Irish ballads that crossed the Atlantic with their ancestors in the 1700s. Join Fiona and an intimate audience at the Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week to enjoy Appalachian ballads and stories of a unique singer, author, tradition bearer and cultural treasure: Sheila Kay Adams. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT /npr-music/2013-02-13/thistle-and-shamrock-sheila-kay-adams The Swannanoa Gathering /the-state-of-things/2011-08-05/the-swannanoa-gathering In 1991, the campus of Warren Wilson College outside Asheville, North Carolina hosted the first Swannanoa Gathering. From dulcimer workshops to Celtic… Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:28:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2011-08-05/the-swannanoa-gathering Frank Stasio The Swannanoa Gathering /show/the-state-of-things/2011-08-05/the-swannanoa-gathering In 1991, the campus of Warren Wilson College outside Asheville, North Carolina hosted the first Swannanoa Gathering. From dulcimer workshops to Celtic… Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:28:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-08-05/the-swannanoa-gathering Frank Stasio