Meet the Folk Artists: 1. Gary Mead

 In its continuing series featuring the folk artists from the exhibit "Folk Art in Wood,"  Catskills Folk Connection presents Meet the Folk Artists: Gary Mead, Furniture.  It can be found on Catskills Folk Connection's YouTube channel or at the link below.  Gary composes his works in wood to create one-of-a-kind tables, shelves, stools, and sculptures.  In this video he describes the vision he had for a free-standing pantry - too large for the exhibit - that he made from a hollow log.  Called "Mother & Child" it contains a unique solution that balances the natural aesthetic of the wood with the practical purpose of the pantry.  Gary's presentation includes reciting two poems he composed while completing the Mother & Child Pantry that give insight into his creative process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWl-th6Y9o

For more information about the exhibit, "Folk Art in Wood", visit Catskills Folk Connection's FaceBook page and for free reservations (required) call Hanford Mills Museum 607-2785744.

Meet the Folk Musicians: 2. Amy Lieberman, Bass

Amy Lieberman and her bass, with fellow Tremperskillian, Chris Carey, banjo.

In this folklore field interview, done through Zoom, Amy Lieberman discusses her musical journey, from elementary band through nearly a decade with the Tremperskill Boys, playing for square dances, weddings and concerts.  Along the way she has learned to play a variety of instruments, some of which she plays in other local music groups.  The link below will take you to Amy's interview on YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aA8z_nkG2E

If clicking the link does not work, try selecting it and copying it into a new search window for your browser - where URLs usually go.  Hit enter and you should go to Youtube directly to the video.   

If you still can't see it or encounter any other problems, please notify Ginny Scheer, at vscheer@juno.com or 607-326-4206.  Also, let us know what you think of folklore interviews like this one.

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CFC on WIOX Thursday August 6: Racism 2

Tonight CFC folklorist Ginny Scheer joins WIOX host Harry Anifantakis at  6 p.m. on his regular program, "Winging It" on 91.3 FM or wioxradio.org, for a special show devoted to the history of white race riots in the United States, especially the one in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1921, when an entire black neighborhood was leveled, many residents murdered, and thousands displaced.  Surprisingly, little or nothing was known among whites about the Tulsa riot until close to the end of the 20th century.  We hope you can join us tonight to hear the story of  Greenwood, as the neighborhood in Tulsa was called, and what it was like for Ginny and Harry to discover its history. .  

For additional information, here are some suggested resources. 

RESOURCES ABOUT THE 1921 GREENWOOD MASSACRE IN TULSA

WEBSITES AND LINKS:

1.Greenwood Cultural Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

https://greenwoodculturalcenter.com/

2. John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, Tulsa, Oklahoma

https://www.jhfcenter.org/

3. June, 2020, 60 Minutes Program about the Greenwood Massacre

Article and link to video

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greenwood-massacre-tulsa-oklahoma-1921-race-riot-60-minutes-2 020-06-14/ 60 minutes episode

Video only

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA8t8PW-OkA 60 minutes episode

4. What a White-Supremacist Coup Looks Like by Caleb Crain

April 27 2020 New Yorker Article about 1898 Wilmington, NC race riot:

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5. "Tulsa Race Riot: A Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921”

The report on the Tulsa race riot to the Oklahoma legislature, ordered in 1997. 200 pages with photos.  Can be obtained from Wikipedia, in footnote 2 under Tulsa Reparations Coalition

6. Oral History accounts by survivors and their descendants.  

Easiest access to examples can be found at the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation (jhfcenter.org) under Curriculum Resources.

7. Scott Ellsworth, 1982, Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921.

Basic history.