http://www.midatlanticarts.org The Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Forum serves to further the exchange of information and ideas concerning folk and traditional arts across the region. Essays written by regional folklorists, community scholars, traditional artists, and friends of the field are e-mailed monthly to over 300 individuals throughout the mid-Atlantic. Topics range across the folklore spectrum to include essays on material culture, comparative ethnography, popular culture, public heritage, ethnomusicology, narrative/storytelling, immigration, and occupational folklore. en-us Copyright 2007, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:17:38 GMT Folk and Traditional Arts http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/knowledge_building/Podcasts/Jacobs_Nov08_Podcast.mp3 The Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts Forum welcomes Elaine Jacobs, a public school educator in the St. Thomas/St. John School District and an adjunct faculty member at the University of the Virgin Islands. Elaine writes about growing up on the islands and superstition in daily life. info@midatlanticarts.org (Karen Newell) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:15:38 GMT http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/knowledge_building/Podcasts/Jacobs_Nov08_Podcast.mp3 http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/knowledge_building/Podcasts/Dan_Sheehy_Podcast.mp3 The Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts Forum welcomes Dr. Dan Sheehy, of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Dan writes about leveraging cultural energy at the National Endowment for the Arts and Smithsonian Folkways. info@midatlanticarts.org (Karen Newell) Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:15:38 GMT http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/knowledge_building/Podcasts/Dan_Sheehy_Podcast.mp3 http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/knowledge_building/Podcasts/JohnLillyNov2006.mp3 The Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts Forum welcomes John Lilly, of Charleston, WV, editor/folklife director for the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's Goldenseal magazine. John is just back from the Shetland's with a story of tenacious birth, and rebirth. info@midatlanticarts.org (Karen Newell) Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:17:38 GMT http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/knowledge_building/Podcasts/JohnLillyNov2006.mp3