In the late 90's I visited the Virgini/West Virginia. I am of Basque, Irish and German decent. I learned so many things about the region and her people. I was treated warmly by the mountain folk and given a history lesson about my ancestors. Wonderful music, culture and history. Thank you very much for this small documentary.
I need this so dearly right now, I'm from Ky and grew up watching my momma clogging..She loved it & once she got started..nothing made her happier. But sadly she just past about a month ago, and I've been numb from my loss. But this made my heart melt and I found myself with a smile upon my face. Thank you & God Bless (Keep on making these, because you never know just who you're going to touch..especially during what might be their hardest day) ~Much Love from Kimmie N" Ky 🤗
Where was your mama from in Kentucky? I danced with a dear wonderful friend who passed - Lois Short from Harlan KY - she played the banjo and sang, too. ua-cam.com/video/vAlRhnmDfVs/v-deo.html
I live in New Zealand. I learned so much from this video. It gives me a greater understanding of the history of this part of the American culture. Thank you.
I live in Tennessee and my family is partly of Scottish descent. Much to my surprise, few if any of my ancestors ever lived in the mountains, nor have I. It doesn't matter, though. I still love my mountains.
I LOVE IT! Gawd, I would love being there in this first dance-thing. If I were ever to move the the US, the Appalachian would be the place. Big forests, but probably not so wild/free anymore.
Fascinating. When I was young and got too stubborn and rambunctious, my grandmother would say,"That's the Scots-Irish in you!" (One year later) I'm watching this again! This is filling in so much for me my family didn't talk about--my life has been kind of foot-loose and fancy free, and I have had music and dancing in my blood since day one. This kind of music feels just so natural, as if I always knew it. Mountains and mist --the little bit of time I've been in these parts felt so oddly like home. But I am mixed with German and Danish! Thank you--this is well done.
My family is from New Tazewell, TN and rode the hillbilly highway to Detroit. My mom would always say my stubbornness was the "scotch-arsh or Irish" in me
Loved this video. I grew to my teens on my grandparents farm in the Blue Ridge. Left to attend West Point and spent 20 years as an Army Officer. Now with that done my family and I are moving back to the family homestead. I don't expect to ever leave again. We love it there.
I loved this documentary. I was born and raised in Greenbrier county WV, about 3 miles from the Appalachia Trail. I grew up on a dairy farm. I have gotten very involved in the ancestry of my family and have traced my linage back to 1626 when the first came to this country. I have been able to document my linage enough to have been accepted into the Society of the Sons of the American Revaluation. My dad played a banjo and had a square dance band for thirty two years. I loved watching the men playing the instruments and the men dancing. I could go on for hours, but I just want to say that I couldn't be more proud of growing up in the mountains of WV. I learned the to love hard work and to treat others as you would like to be treated.
My greatx5 grandpa came to America as a redcoat, stayed after the war and settled in Greenbrier County. I often wish his son had never headed west. I envy your lifestyle.
My Mom used to call herself that when I was growing up. She's from the hills of kentucky. Moore's creek is what she talks alot about now. She is suffering with dementia now, but she talks alot about growing up and where she grew up. She never talked about it when we were growing up, but now I love hearing about her childhood. She speaks of her grandpa alot. ❤️
I remember my parents hooking up the tent camper and loading us kids and dog into the station wagon at the crack of dawn. It was time for our yearly three week family camping adventure to the Mountains of Ky and Tenn. We lived outside of Detroit so my dads first stop was always in the hills of West Virgina to visit kin folk in a tiny coal mining town. Then off we'd go to the Smokey Mountains. Dad drove the backroads so us kiddo's could experienced and learn so much more. We camped in the mountains and always became friends with some of the local Mountain People. I can still hear the music and clogging and feel the warmth of the people we met. I'm grateful for the opportunity and cherish the fond memories of these summer adventures fifty five years ago.
WHAT MINES IN W.V.? MY GRANDFATHER WAS A MINER IN THE DALMONT MINES,ALSO KNOWN AS DAWSON MINES.WE BOUGHT THE MINERS BORDING HOUSE ONCE THE MINES CLOSED,WE PLAYED IN THE MINING SHAFTS AS CHILDREN
My mom, dad, n sis did this same thing twice a year. Smokey mountains was/is a second home to us. My dad also drove the backroads thru the mountains, were no one else would be traveling. The Smokey Mountains is the best place on this planet!!
@@bonnih6931 And I think they brought clog dancing with them! My husband's Aunt and Uncle lived in mid-Michigan (Grand Ledge) and they were in a clogging group.
As long as he keeps dancing, he’ll stay young! His boundless energy and creativity in his art form is truly impressive! I see a lot of River-dance here.
I'm Ulster Scot and live in Northern Ireland. I build 5 string banjos. I'ts cool how the music left here with the people, evolved in America and made it's way back in that hybrid form. I love it!
The banjo was an African import to the USA by slaves, refined, then sent on back to Europe & Africa. A similar instrument was also used in China & the mid-east for at least a thousand years. The banjo did not originate in Ireland or anywhere in Europe.
@@blueeyeswhitedragon9839 Appalachian folk music did, though. To be fair, Ulster Scots are from Scotland, and so is their music (although chances are the Irish were singing much the same music.) Much of it was collected in Francis James Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads; and then, during the Depression, regional variations of the same songs were collected in Appalachia by John and Alan Lomax under the authority of the Library of Congress and WPA agencies. John's university mentor succeeded Child at Harvard and provided assistance in the publication of the Ballads.
Be extremely proud of what you people have, everyone else is losing their traditions and customs,culture. Awesome you men and ladies,stay strong,respect.I love your music. From Australia 🇦🇺
@@joncrane7661 The true Great Reset is when Christ the Savior returns and judges the wicked. The satanic counterfeit run by Klaus Schwab and his evil goons is the one erasing and enslaving humanity.
I am an Appalachian and it always makes me proud to watch who and what I am and where I come from! Very proud!!!!! I grew up in the mountains of Pocahontas County in West Virginia. Love being a Hillbilly!!!!!💕
Yes!! The richest and strongest and toughest culture in our nation and recognized globally as some of the world's hardest workers! Some of the best riflemen on the planet and the kindest. Long live West Virginia and her people! Proud to be from almost Heaven where Mountaineers are ALWAYS free! We will be free or we will die fighting for it! God bless home! God bless my kin folk and God bless our freedom
My Family came into Appalachia in the 1740's then in then 1840's moved to the Ouachitas of Arkansas. If you go there you would think you were in smokies.
As someone from Appalachia, it’s so nice to hear well researched history about our culture. Thank you! It’s kind of sad that a lot of people in my generation are starting to lose some of this. I remember being in school as a child and essentially having teachers try to train out our accents and dialect, telling us people would think we were uneducated.
My wife and I attended the "old fiddlers annual festival" in Galax Va. Saw a lot of cloggers and listened to a lot of Bluegrass. Loved the culture, music and the people ! Love the free spirit of the American mountain people.
My family is from the Appalachian mountains in Tennessee and they’ve said “the further up the mountain the thicker the accent”. Most people can understand my mom and family and sometimes I can’t either but God love em!
Great-grandfathers nickname was "red". His daughter, my grandmother's nickname was "red" as was her brothers my great uncle. Scots -Irish. Lumber too expensive? Build a sawmill. Need a cottage ? Takes a whole week to build. Hard working, resourceful, joyful.
My grandfather was a red head also. So is my aunt but my dad got dark hair from his mom. I'm Irish, native and got some Italian in there. Lol, that make deep conversation at the dinner table. A hot headed stubborn bunch. We can fight like he'll but God help an outsider that tries to bother one of us.
Excellent documentary. My ancestors were from Glasgow and moved to ulster and came to North America as Scotch Irish in the mid 1700's. They arrived in Massachusetts, moved and settled in Virginia, fought in the Civil War, lost everything (carpet baggers) and moved to Texas. I do enjoy a dram most evenings! This is so informative.
I agree. I remember when the history channel actually showed historical documentaries and specials related to history. Now it's a disappointing channel showing endless reruns of the same three shows. SMH🤔
Kids need to see things in person as they can. Some children aren't introduced to culture and history outside of school. Traveling is the best way to experience these things before gone.
Thank you for this, my grandmothers family was scotch Irish/ Powhatan from Kentucky. My earliest memories of her are of her singing with us. Gotta say, the desire to be left alone on gods green earth to make music and grow things still lives strong. She always had a beautiful garden of corn, green beans, flowers and squash.
I LOVE this music. It’s delicious and contagious and gives me a feeling of joy deep in my soul. The people of Appalachia are worthy of our respect and admiration. Thank you for this video Mr Sepehr.
Watching this makes me homesick more than I can describe. I'm a native Appalachian living out West now. I long for the slow paced of live in those mountains.
My people Scottish, Dutch and German...I definitely take afte the Scott side...foot loose,temper and party. I used to clog...like professional in the late 70s. I'm glad I found this I'm learning a lot.
@@robertknight7807 I've heard that too About us people Here in the mountains West virginny, Have a one leg shorter than the other from walking around the mountains, But think about that, It get Mighty Tiresome, Because you can't come back, You have to walk all the way around the mountain, To get back home, If you tried coming back the same way, You would be sticking straight out And most likely fall down the Mountain, Unless you had a hankering to walk backwards all the way home,
Robert, thank you so much for covering this subject. As a teenager and being born and raised in Chicago, we moved to North Carolina and my love of all things Appalachian began.
@@johnsmith-bx4rn That's because a plurality of Appalachians are actually of English descent, being emigrants from the states of Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland and of mainly English Descent as well as the ' Scots Irish' who were actually from the north Of England. Many of the comments of people extolling their Scots Irishness are nauseating. Some of them appear to have very small brains.
@@mustelidpeter Tell some people that the great majority of the settlers in the Appalachians were English, and they brought over their social dances, step dances, music, instruments and songs which are still evident in Appalachian and old-time traditions ... and too often you'll find an instant bigot. They cannot comprehend a history outside of that fabricated US commercial pop "celtic" culture and their own ignorance. It's not a matter of putting one culture above another, but it is an assertion that folk and traditional music existed (and exist) in England and that trying to excise the English settlers and their culture from Appalachia is to perpetrate a lie. That is historical revisionism that also directly impacts how people see these traditions in modern times. It's strongly allied to the "celtic" canard that pretends that the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland are somehow the same, and with no real links to England. It denies the agency of English working class and peasant culture and the connexions going all ways across Britain and Ireland. In reality, Scottish dance music is most closely linked to English dance music, for blatantly obvious reasons.
Thank you for an honest look at our lives in the hills. All walks of life live in thoses hills. But they are strong will individuals, who love their freedom.
My name is Melody. I was born in Ballymoney. North Antrim coast was indeed my coast. My father was born in Canada then brought home without a Birth Certificate. The lovely white haired and bearded man dancing so well, is like watching my dad.
I'm a Northeast Georgia native of Scottish/Irish/Cherokee descent on both sides of my family. I lived in the Appalachian mountains of far Northeast Georgia (Rabun County), for 8 years. The same town they filmed the cult classic film, "Deliverance." I found the people that were born and raised in Rabun County to be defensive and protective of their heritage. Probably because of the stereotypes. I can say tho some of the most intelligent people I've ever met lived there in the mountains. They were brilliant tho undeducated. Being educated doesn't make someone smart.
No question about the fact that the world is full of educated fools. I don't doubt that much can be learned from these people from the mountains who so lack in pretenses the world doesn't need.
What a great documentary. I showed my wife the video to learn about my familys history and she was shocked how that way of life flows through my veins.
Just an observation from one living in Boone, Nc, right in the middle of Appalachia and whose family plays Old-time music and dances: the man filmed in the beginning of the documentary is Flatfooting, not Clogging. There is a difference in the moves, and clogging- while typically using taps where as Flatfooting often uses only leather soled shoes- has higher kicks and uses the knees more, where as Flatfooting keeps the feet closer to the ground. Local festivals and competitions defines the two and clogging is not encouraged in Oldtime Fiddler festivals. Flatfooting or "Buckdancing" as it is sometimes called is more local to the Blue Ridge area and is the type of dancing that the old locals do.
That was my first reaction to hearing him call it "clogging". Flatfooting is actually more of a percussion instrument for the band, and good flatfooters can play a tune just as well as the fiddler! Clogging was a blend of square dancing and flatfooting, and is always an organized dance. Seldom done alone.
That was my question. I have spent most of today watching dancing of all kinds on UA-cam. I wondered what the difference was between Flatfooting, Buck Dancing and Clogging? I did see one competition today were although they called it Buck Dancing....a few of the dancers worn metal taps on their shoes. I've now picked up from above what flatfooting is and I know somewhat about clogging...but what is BUCK dancing? I do genealogy and find my ancestors "may have" lived in Pittsylvania Co., VA for a time then moved into Jefferson Co, TN. by 1817. Are these two areas both considered Appalachia? My ethnatisity is 52 % England & Northwestern Europe, 25% Germanic Europe, 7% Welch, 7% Scotland, 5% Swedish, 5% French, & scenario
…how do these relate to a squaw dance? I am 20% Indigenous and THAT part of me gives permission to use that historical moniker to refer to a female Indigenous woman.I loved the portrayal of that dance in Coal Miner’s Daughter.
Although I am of Scottish highland ancestry, I was brought up in the Scottish borders. The hill country around Moffat had covenanters places of worship, cattle rustling and the whole border area has small fortified castles called 'keeps' and 'tower houses', which attests to the lawlessness of the area. I can see how that shaped the character of the good old mountain boys in Appalachia.
If you want to dance like that... Don't think about it Let go ... just do it Bounce, smile, look off into the distance and just beat that drum but you're the stick... It's so easy Nice dancing by that man
I was in Mountain City TN and saw my first clog dancing. I couldn't sit in my seat and had to get up and dance. Of course I didn't know how to do it, and I did just what you said...didn't think about it and just got up and danced. Probably made a fool of myself.
I was born in Detroit, and have lived half my life in large cities like it. The other half spent in rural America. It's not even a contest, rural America is the superior America. Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, all great places until you get to the cities like Memphis, Jackson, St. Louis etc. And I've always vocalized my strong disdain with urbanites who look down on rurals, making sure they know that they have it all backwards: the rurals are the intelligent and superior peoples. I usually kill the debate by informing the self-important urbanite that the rurals have literally no need of them, that the cities could sink into the earth taking all the urbanites with them, and it wouldn't hurt the species one bit. Meanwhile, if the rurals vanished, the urbanites would be cannibalizing one another in their rat warrens within a week. The urbanite can't even feed itself without the rurals. It's not even a contest which is superior.
@RidgeRunner The lifestyle you describe is one that many of us Scots live(me included), and it's no coincidence that the people of the high country of USA are Scottish by ancestry(hence the significance of moonshine, music/dance, etc) - You can even see the Highland dancing within the traditional tap dancing of the peoples. The derogatory and negative view of both of these peoples, has been propogated for centuries(from old country to new) by those jealous and envious of our spiritual well being. Keep safe and well from the Highlands of Scotland :)
Born and raised and NYC and you're right. This pandemic taught me I can't do shit for myself lol. It's so sad. I would love to go out in the country but I wouldn't survive. I wouldn't know my head from my ass out there.
I live in East Tennesse an their are groups that live in the mountains their whole life still. I know a guy who doesnt exist, technically. No birth certificate, no social security number. Was born and raised on his families farm.
My family here in Ky were from SE Ky and either came thorough the Cumberland Gap or were already there. I have many ancestors born at home, my mom and dad for a couple.
My husband was born in the foothills of the Appalachians in 1926, his father's ancestors having been Yorkshiremen. Clogging was still a regular weekend activity in the summers for his father, and occasionaly my husband would join them in the dance (although not in the drink)!
David Storton I was just reading the comments, and being from “Uddersfield” I was wondering about the clog dancers from here, this is a really good video to watch
Robert I so appreciate all your wonderful videos on so many cultures of history! You truly make learning fun! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I love my Scotch/Irish ancestors. Think that’s where my family gets their rebellious streak, we always defend the weak, underdog, and stand with honesty and what’s good in the world.
Nonya Dambis My great-grandmother raised me from a baby until I was grown. One of my favorite stories she used to tell me was one time when her mother took her to one of the camp meetings. An iterant preacher had come to town (McKinney, TX) and they had gone to hear him preach. The meeting was in a place called Honey Grove. She remembered sitting in my great greatgrandmother's lap. The preacher was saying a prayer, and she remembers gazing up at her mother's bonnet (ala little house on the prairie style) with the ruffles on it gently rippling in the wind, and her eyes were closed in reverence as she listened to him lead those gathered there in prayer. It's a wonderful memory which I'm so glad she passed on to me!
what shindig EVER didn't sing/play I'll Fly Away! i remember harmonizing with the adults when i was a tweeny! Best memories. Not quite in Appalachia ~here in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri.
The only problem with including "I'll Fly Away" is that the song was not written UNTIL 1929! This video presentation contains a great deal of very informative historical information; however, it is also full of very obvious musical anachronisms. For instance, the banjo as it is now configured was not developed until the mid-1830's, and it did not find its way into the mountains until soldiers returning home from the Civil War brought it back with them. Especially, to hear an obviously steel-stringed banjo playing in the background during the explanation of Appalachia's experience in the American Revolution is about a century too early. Same applies to the inclusion of the mandolin, which didn't become popular in America, much less in the remote mountains, until the 1880's. While providing useful and educational history, this video also serves to reinforce some deep-seated misconceptions about the evolution of Appalachian music.
I live in Southeastern Quebec, i'm a French-Canadian and i can say the Appalachian Culture is STILL really strong here in rural areas. We are appalachians too btw. ;)
Mother was born in Matepedia, Quebec (Matepedia Valley NOT Gaspesie) and my father was born in Green Hill, New Brunswick. That makes me an Acadian Maritimer. And Appalachian too ;-) Btw, my mother's ancestors were deported to Louisiana during La Grande Deportation des Acadiens. Only one came back, all the others died. I now live in Tennessee, one hour away from the Smokies. Moved from Montreal, Canada.
Loved this video. My ancestors came from Scotland and from North Carolina and into north East Texas my great grandfather was a fiddle player at the old brush arbor revivals in the hills of East Texas and he played at a lot of square dances. Feels like home when I go to the beautiful Smoky Mountains
I saw him dancing at the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention four years ago. Am pretty sure this portion was filmed there. It was near 90 degrees. Did not deter this man. Amazing!
That man sure can dance! Thank you for sharing this material with us, it would be nice to think the old life skills might be preserved for the future. 🖤🇨🇦
Tamarra James , I’m almost 60 yrs old and I think a lot of the skills and trades are being lost with time, I do so appreciate the ones that are trying to learn the old ways and try and teach others so they may be preserved.
Growing up in Ireland not really knowing this history I only later learned through research and books and listening to the banjo and the tin whistle and the moon shining I knew there had to be a connection with Ireland and now after watching this short video Even though I am from the Republic of Ireland I have many friends in Northern Ireland so let it be sad and then after that I hiked through the Appalachian Trail from I would say the whole way from New Jersey down into perhaps the Blue Ridge Mountains what an adventure crazy adventure scary at times but well-prepared well worth the trip talk about being off-the-beaten-track and getting hammered off of moonshine, they are someone nicest folk in the world
Also I found “Hillbilly Elegy” a bit unfair. I’m a NY Yankee and my experience working in that part of the world was of an intelligent people who knew their history and traditions and didn’t see why they should change. A lot of it is poor but you don’t fear for your safety of have the sense of chaos that you have in the “inner city.”
@@danielmeadows1114 yeah, it would be nice. Carter is the president, with Reagan about to take over, the average family only needs 1 person to work full time in order to buy a house. In the past 40 years, CEO pay has increased by 940%, and worker pay has increased by a paltry 12%. In that regard, shit has gone downhill!
@@customsongmaker this isn’t about rent, this is about buying a house! When you don’t see the fundamental difference between these two things, I really feel sorry for you.
@@customsongmaker , envy is part of the human condition. Hard to root out, but also motivator to achieve. Vast wealth difference can be detrimental to social cohesiveness. Is there a solution? I assure you, second guessing others' motivations probably isn't it but then again, you don't see a problem either.
Thank you Robert for covering my people's nearly forgotten history! The British considered us as being non viable and now by our own countrymen here in the States! I am a big fan of your work!
What’s funny is a lot of us were so remote we didn’t even participate in the wars because we were just living in the mountains. I know that’s where my family was
I come from Lancashire England i am 67 and i remember getting some leather clogs for my 2nd birthay and we used to love making our clos spark on the concrete flooring
Most of the ancestors of the "Scotch-Irish" came from that area (far Northern England and South/Lowland Scotland) before coming to Ireland. And many of their dances (including clogging), music, songs/ballads, and other folk culture originate from that area (from North English/South Scottish culture).
Scots-Irish Pride Asheville NC, Thank you for showing my people in a Honest light, we're free up here in these mountains and you can't put a price on that! May the Lord bless you and keep you brother
I find it curious how free men are always the scurge of their "civilized" neighbor, until lives are at risk. The free man lives a full life, and does not fear to lose it. But fears to lose the freedom that makes life worth living, and will die for liberty.
He may not fear his, but he must not put that belive onto others, the sic and elderly. That is not freedom. I am an autistic woman from the Netherlands. We are a high tay country. Because of that, I am able to live a free and happy life.
I am Tvette Saint born Terry Greene in Bristol Tennessee. I am Appalachian. And I was taught how to clog by my daddy HAROLD GREENE!!! I love you daddy you are respectful and I am proud of you!!!!!!!
The dance is a type of clogging called Flatfooting or Buck Dancing. It's a very distinct style and different than what most people call Clogging. I really enjoyed your video
Never heard a single person I know call it clogging until these "clogging groups" former and suddenly everything was pumped under "clogging." It is buck dancing or flatfootin'. Want to explore the history and culture? Get the little stuff right first Mr Seehr
Graymare78 people dancing in clogs was until recently quite common in the Lancashire area of England. Have a look on UA-cam for a Morris dancing troupe called the Bacup Coco-nut dancers or Nutters. Recently because of their black faces they have courted controversy. However, this has nothing to do with race but instead is a reference to the coal mining that took place there.
@@karns78 All of our ancestors in the E.TN Appalachian region have called it clogging. Most men just call it painting the town! My maternal grandfather called it the Irish Two Step. A lot of us just call it dancing! 😂 In light of it all it's just having a good time. ❤
CornerLot Life My Mama tells a story of a new to town preacher doing a buck-board dance for the congregation at a church picnic and his “flock” promptly ran him out of town!
I was raised in Harrodsburg, Ky. Once known as Harrodstown, for Jim Harrod. It is the first permenant settlement West of the Alleghany mountains est. in 1774. Fort Boonesboro was est sooner, but folded after continuous Indian attacks. Daniel Boone spent much time in Harrodstown. My family came to North Carolina in the 1700's and migrated to southern Kentucky in 1810. Moving from Conley bottom in Wayne County in 1916 to Harrodsburg by train and mule-drawn wagon. My mothers name was Morgan. Welsh, and they also have been here from the beginng. Many well- educated and successful people in her family. Conseuently, I was taught our history, and the sacrifices made to build this country, from a youth. Don't think they teach any of this to my 11 year-old son in Louisville. P.S. Love your vids!
Natasha Minor - As a matter of fact, I have been to Bluefield and that area. Very beautiful and it actually reminded me much of Mercer and Boyle counties around Rose Hill. We got lost trying to leave D.C. and decided to go "on tour".
I am related to the Boone's, Grants, and the Morgans from way back. Daniel Boone's sister Elizabeth was my Great many times Grandmother. My Grt, Grandfather fought in the civil war, later moved to Oklahoma during the land rush. My Grandfather was born in Ky.
Hi , Im from the Old Town , and live by shaker Village , the reason fort Harrod was established here was because of the Town creek spring to supply fresh water needs , that spring still perks as strong as ever I guess , it will be a sad day to see if our law inforcement and gov. Try and take our last freedom by unconstitutional demands on our health decisions including the masking for control and utter submission to tyrant's on what is a fake pandemic ! God help us ! Young and old are brainwashed and can't see the forest for the trees , I love your work Robert !
Hi , Im from the Old Town , and live by shaker Village , the reason fort Harrod was established here was because of the Town creek spring to supply fresh water needs , that spring still perks as strong as ever I guess , it will be a sad day to see if our law inforcement and gov. Try and take our last freedom by unconstitutional demands on our health decisions including the masking for control and utter submission to tyrant's on what is a fake pandemic ! God help us ! Young and old are brainwashed and can't see the forest for the trees , I love your work Robert !
I do hope some Appalachian people come up to the Northeast and visit a Irish Catholic neighborhood bar. During St. Patrick's day, they too dance and play music and celebrate very much like these people do. It would be so much fun to see these two American cultures dance and play music together.
@@deedebdoo you know what . There is no difference between religious beliefs.. Its ridiculous, isn't it! Give me a bit of dancing and music, who cares.. What part of ireland you from.. We all good people!
My parents are scottish born but from a small farming town, or it was then, outside of Glasgow. I hear bits of them in some cultures in USA. I called my parents country scottish compared to other Scots. Glasgoweans also have a wry sense of humor and they definitely took that part on . Take no guff, fight at weddings. All kinds of dancing too. My mother did what I call street ball room. Taught me to follow any guy so long as he could lead.
Thank you for everything you do. Its nice that you are teaching folks about our history in this country that so many have forgotten. This episode has been especially interesting for me as a descendant of Daniel Boone.
The Appalachian people learned from the Mowhawk people how to fight in the mountains, and won against the gov. several times it is said... The music is fantastic, along with the clogging = Mr Two-socks is a clear winner...this was a fascinating bit of our history, Thank you Robert!
Indians didn’t teach them to fight! Bahahaha! The mohicans were from the north part of the Appalachian not Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee North Carolina or Georgia.
They make me feel like I wanna belong to their lifestyle. Although a hard life, it’s better than living in the city or the suburbs trying to keep up with the jones
I wasn't aware of the negative perception that people had of the Appalachian mountain people. I also never realized the hate people had for native people, until in my 20tys, People are so particular about the way a person expresses themselves.If they don't speak like them then they must be ignorant. Thank you for the over veiw , I never new how the people came to the area , I was aware some were irish and Scotts but not how they happened in the mountains,
At that time it's called American government and they were pushing thousands of settlement these people came from another of poor regions for a better life for their family as for the native nations they did get the bad end of the stick.
I've lived in Scotland for over a decade and watching this video I can see the inner strength of the Scottish and Irish. I smiled all the way through. Thank you for educating me
I'm from the Shenandoah of Virginia. My dad's family are Welch/Irish and they're generations from Culpeper, Luray. Yes, we are fiercely independent and self sufficient. We like it traditionally our way. Outsiders don't understand this about the South and mountain regions.
These days as more and more people waken to the fact that the Fed Reserve, birth certificates, and social security numbers were created to enslave us, many would envyyou.
I'm right off The Blue Ridge Pkwy here in Western NC and this is one of my favorites, I have subbed Robert for a few years now, he is a great researcher, pay homage folks he is worth every dollar given. PEACE
I have a photo of my Dad and me taking in a scenic view on the Blue Ridge Pkwy back in the 70's. I was 4. I've been a Texan for many years. But I've always felt like a stranger to the cowboy Texas culture. Virginia is my true home where I was born and it is in my DNA.
Gary Baxter I spent time in West Jefferson. Helping our mom with her cancer treatments. My Aunt and Uncle owned a condo in the old Franklin furniture factory. They asked me to paint a mural in front of their door as most of the condos had a space for a mural. They asked me to paint a picture of downtown West Jefferson. Took me three months. I fell in love with that town. And the area.
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In the late 90's I visited the Virgini/West Virginia. I am of Basque, Irish and German decent. I learned so many things about the region and her people. I was treated warmly by the mountain folk and given a history lesson about my ancestors. Wonderful music, culture and history. Thank you very much for this small documentary.
I need this so dearly right now, I'm from Ky and grew up watching my momma clogging..She loved it & once she got started..nothing made her happier. But sadly she just past about a month ago, and I've been numb from my loss.
But this made my heart melt and I found myself with a smile upon my face.
Thank you & God Bless
(Keep on making these, because you never know just who you're going to touch..especially during what might be their hardest day)
~Much Love from Kimmie N" Ky 🤗
Kimberly Bowman ❤️🌹
My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family.
Kimberly ->
May god bless you and you mother.
Where was your mama from in Kentucky? I danced with a dear wonderful friend who passed - Lois Short from Harlan KY - she played the banjo and sang, too. ua-cam.com/video/vAlRhnmDfVs/v-deo.html
I live in New Zealand. I learned so much from this video. It gives me a greater understanding of the history of this part of the American culture. Thank you.
I waited for a quiet time to watch this. It is my family heritage. It brought tears to my eyes. So beautiful. Thank you so much.
Stop crying and go back to Ireland or wherever your illegal people came from.
alberto sobieski mighty, mighty pleasing. Pappy's corn squeezin'! You and George Jones
I live in Tennessee and my family is partly of Scottish descent. Much to my surprise, few if any of my ancestors ever lived in the mountains, nor have I. It doesn't matter, though. I still love my mountains.
@@Zamigirl yup ireland need more irish to go back.and not only irish all europe
@@Zamigirl Oh, really? Then, where did your people come from?
This is my heritage...I ran from it all my life,because I was told it was inferior.Ive changed my mind.Completely.
You should feel very proud.
As a non American I can tell you it’s one of the best cultures in the states .
It’s beautiful heritage and that is why they try so hard to defame its legacy.
I LOVE IT! Gawd, I would love being there in this first dance-thing. If I were ever to move the the US, the Appalachian would be the place. Big forests, but probably not so wild/free anymore.
I think you all are amazing. The mountains are a part od you. What a grand heritage. Be proud.
Fascinating. When I was young and got too stubborn and rambunctious, my grandmother would say,"That's the Scots-Irish in you!" (One year later) I'm watching this again! This is filling in so much for me my family didn't talk about--my life has been kind of foot-loose and fancy free, and I have had music and dancing in my blood since day one. This kind of music feels just so natural, as if I always knew it. Mountains and mist --the little bit of time I've been in these parts felt so oddly like home. But I am mixed with German and Danish! Thank you--this is well done.
My family is from New Tazewell, TN and rode the hillbilly highway to Detroit. My mom would always say my stubbornness was the "scotch-arsh or Irish" in me
Loved this video. I grew to my teens on my grandparents farm in the Blue Ridge. Left to attend West Point and spent 20 years as an Army Officer. Now with that done my family and I are moving back to the family homestead. I don't expect to ever leave again. We love it there.
You have a great Scots name Mr. McCloud.
You should be proud of your accomplishments, as I am of mine.
Next to Scotland, you couldn't have picked a better place. My people were descendants of William Lawson..the Scottish rebel. 🥰🥰
@@michellegilliam2892 Yes but there can be only one.
Hopefully everything is going great..I live in NC
Very interesting and informative. Thank you from the Highlands of Scotland
I loved this documentary. I was born and raised in Greenbrier county WV, about 3 miles from the Appalachia Trail. I grew up on a dairy farm.
I have gotten very involved in the ancestry of my family and have traced my linage back to 1626 when the first came to this country. I have been able to document my linage enough to have been accepted into the Society of the Sons of the American Revaluation.
My dad played a banjo and had a square dance band for thirty two years. I loved watching the men playing the instruments and the men dancing.
I could go on for hours, but I just want to say that I couldn't be more proud of growing up in the mountains of WV. I learned the to love hard work and to treat others as you would like to be treated.
My greatx5 grandpa came to America as a redcoat, stayed after the war and settled in Greenbrier County. I often wish his son had never headed west. I envy your lifestyle.
I've been called a lot of things in my life but, the one I am most proud of is.......Appalachian Ridge Runner.
....or stump jumper.
My Mom used to call herself that when I was growing up. She's from the hills of kentucky. Moore's creek is what she talks alot about now. She is suffering with dementia now, but she talks alot about growing up and where she grew up. She never talked about it when we were growing up, but now I love hearing about her childhood. She speaks of her grandpa alot. ❤️
"ridge runner" was my dad's nickname as well. God rest his soul. ♥️
@@robertknight7807 you
One of my favorite songs is Hot Rod Lincoln! Reminds me of that term! 👍
I remember my parents hooking up the tent camper and loading us kids and dog into the station wagon at the crack of dawn. It was time for our yearly three week family camping adventure to the Mountains of Ky and Tenn. We lived outside of Detroit so my dads first stop was always in the hills of West Virgina to visit kin folk in a tiny coal mining town. Then off we'd go to the Smokey Mountains. Dad drove the backroads so us kiddo's could experienced and learn so much more. We camped in the mountains and always became friends with some of the local Mountain People. I can still hear the music and clogging and feel the warmth of the people we met. I'm grateful for the opportunity and cherish the fond memories of these summer adventures fifty five years ago.
WHAT MINES IN W.V.? MY GRANDFATHER WAS A MINER IN THE DALMONT MINES,ALSO KNOWN AS DAWSON MINES.WE BOUGHT THE MINERS BORDING HOUSE ONCE THE MINES CLOSED,WE PLAYED IN THE MINING SHAFTS AS CHILDREN
Kimberley Gephart lots of my Daddy's family went from the far north Georgia mountains to Detroit to work in the car factories.
My mom, dad, n sis did this same thing twice a year. Smokey mountains was/is a second home to us. My dad also drove the backroads thru the mountains, were no one else would be traveling. The Smokey Mountains is the best place on this planet!!
Sounds wonderful!
@@bonnih6931 And I think they brought clog dancing with them! My husband's Aunt and Uncle lived in mid-Michigan (Grand Ledge) and they were in a clogging group.
As long as he keeps dancing, he’ll stay young! His boundless energy and creativity in his art form is truly impressive! I see a lot of River-dance here.
I'm Ulster Scot and live in Northern Ireland. I build 5 string banjos. I'ts cool how the music left here with the people, evolved in America and made it's way back in that hybrid form. I love it!
Ireland's influence in America is huge! I grew up near Boston, MA..
Bluegrass. Some fine pickers.
The banjo was an African import to the USA by slaves, refined, then sent on back to Europe & Africa. A similar instrument was also used in China & the mid-east for at least a thousand years. The banjo did not originate in Ireland or anywhere in Europe.
Yeah, come see us sometime!! Bring one of your banjos!!
@@blueeyeswhitedragon9839 Appalachian folk music did, though. To be fair, Ulster Scots are from Scotland, and so is their music (although chances are the Irish were singing much the same music.) Much of it was collected in Francis James Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads; and then, during the Depression, regional variations of the same songs were collected in Appalachia by John and Alan Lomax under the authority of the Library of Congress and WPA agencies. John's university mentor succeeded Child at Harvard and provided assistance in the publication of the Ballads.
Be extremely proud of what you people have, everyone else is losing their traditions and customs,culture.
Awesome you men and ladies,stay strong,respect.I love your music.
From Australia 🇦🇺
The great reset
Thanks Jon.
@@joncrane7661 resist with all you have.
@@joncrane7661 The true Great Reset is when Christ the Savior returns and judges the wicked. The satanic counterfeit run by Klaus Schwab and his evil goons is the one erasing and enslaving humanity.
I am an Appalachian and it always makes me proud to watch who and what I am and where I come from! Very proud!!!!! I grew up in the mountains of Pocahontas County in West Virginia. Love being a Hillbilly!!!!!💕
Yes!! The richest and strongest and toughest culture in our nation and recognized globally as some of the world's hardest workers! Some of the best riflemen on the planet and the kindest. Long live West Virginia and her people! Proud to be from almost Heaven where Mountaineers are ALWAYS free! We will be free or we will die fighting for it! God bless home! God bless my kin folk and God bless our freedom
My Family came into Appalachia in the 1740's then in then 1840's moved to the Ouachitas of Arkansas. If you go there you would think you were in smokies.
wish i could of found a girl like you.
Randolph county here!
Born and raised in Logan County, West Virginia! I’m proud of my heritage at still love those WV hills!!❤️🤍💙
Hello all, I'm from Kentucky. All my family are from Appalachia. Beautiful area and mountains here in Southern Kentucky.
All except Louisville. Drove thru there three times and all three times had problems with the locals definately not hill folks.
I wonder how old buddy clogging is? He is killing it. Also, so swaggy!
As someone from Appalachia, it’s so nice to hear well researched history about our culture. Thank you! It’s kind of sad that a lot of people in my generation are starting to lose some of this. I remember being in school as a child and essentially having teachers try to train out our accents and dialect, telling us people would think we were uneducated.
I've always desired to know more about Appalachia. Really appreciate the efforts that went into this.
You should come on out to appalachia. No better experience yhan a personal experience
My wife and I attended the "old fiddlers annual festival" in Galax Va. Saw a lot of cloggers and listened to a lot of Bluegrass. Loved the culture, music and the people ! Love the free spirit of the American mountain people.
This guys content totally reinvigorates history, respectfully acknowledging the past without placing a modern lens over it, so refreshing.
My family is from the Appalachian mountains in Tennessee and they’ve said “the further up the mountain the thicker the accent”. Most people can understand my mom and family and sometimes I can’t either but God love em!
Great-grandfathers nickname was "red". His daughter, my grandmother's nickname was "red" as was her brothers my great uncle. Scots -Irish. Lumber too expensive? Build a sawmill. Need a cottage ? Takes a whole week to build. Hard working, resourceful, joyful.
My great grandfather was known as "Red" too. I imagine it's where I get my attitude and red beard.
My grandfather was called Big Red, 6’7 red haired grey eyed man. My whole hand could fit in the palm of his hand with room to spare. 💞
My grandfather was a red head also. So is my aunt but my dad got dark hair from his mom. I'm Irish, native and got some Italian in there. Lol, that make deep conversation at the dinner table. A hot headed stubborn bunch. We can fight like he'll but God help an outsider that tries to bother one of us.
It appears that red matters! CHEERS and G'day from Australia mate.
We called my uncle "Red" because of his red hair. His real name was Charles. 😊
Excellent documentary. My ancestors were from Glasgow and moved to ulster and came to North America as Scotch Irish in the mid 1700's. They arrived in Massachusetts, moved and settled in Virginia, fought in the Civil War, lost everything (carpet baggers) and moved to Texas. I do enjoy a dram most evenings!
This is so informative.
Let's hope your grandkids aren't African
This is the kind of thing we used to get on the History channel.
Thankfully we have UA-cam for videos like this. The History Channel is pure trash today.
What do you get now?
I agree. I remember when the history channel actually showed historical documentaries and specials related to history. Now it's a disappointing channel showing endless reruns of the same three shows. SMH🤔
Pretty Ānon a bunch of alien and U.F.O. crap and Pawn Stars
Pretty Ānon A lot of faux reality TV. I doubt anyone who is serious about history would use any show after 2000 as a valid reference.
I learned more on this clip than 2 years in high school
Me too.
Guess 4 years could've helped.
They all came looking for America.
Thats not unusual....sadly.
Kids need to see things in person as they can. Some children aren't introduced to culture and history outside of school. Traveling is the best way to experience these things before gone.
Thank you for this, my grandmothers family was scotch Irish/ Powhatan from Kentucky. My earliest memories of her are of her singing with us. Gotta say, the desire to be left alone on gods green earth to make music and grow things still lives strong. She always had a beautiful garden of corn, green beans, flowers and squash.
Your grandma was honoring her NA heritage: her garden was planted with the "three sisters." God bless!
The old guy clogging deserves an award!
Yes let's give them the " I look like I'm stomping roaches award" Silly old jerks.
@@Zamigirl That's why he's old and still dancing. Your silly ass can't do this. He's also all over you tube as one of the coolest subjects.
he's got skills and he know it.
More power to him.
Nikki Sokol I’d like to see you try to do that! Ignorant backward and culturally stifled - that’s you.
Living the hill/mountain life is like no other experience a person can have, it is a blessed way to us.
Found your video. Plan to use it tomorrow in my home school. Thank you, this was really wonderful... Many blessings.
- Jaime in MA :)
I LOVE this music. It’s delicious and contagious and gives me a feeling of joy deep in my soul. The people of Appalachia are worthy of our respect and admiration. Thank you for this video Mr Sepehr.
Ana Cristina Reymundo
Heck yeah, for your kindness we admire you too!
Yes they do! Well said.
Watching this makes me homesick more than I can describe. I'm a native Appalachian living out West now. I long for the slow paced of live in those mountains.
My people Scottish, Dutch and German...I definitely take afte the Scott side...foot loose,temper and party. I used to clog...like professional in the late 70s. I'm glad I found this I'm learning a lot.
Proud Kentucky woman. Great video!
bitch go back to europe
I was born in Ky live in Tennessee. Scottish descent. Mollett was those who my Grandma came from.
@@M.Đ-z4u you go back to the rock you crawled out of idiot!
Love the history of the Appalacian people they are part of all our background. God Bless you all!
My mama used to say she was born so far back in the hills you had to pipe in sunshine.
That's Awesome ! :-)
Me too!!!! 👍
....and could tell mountain folks. One leg shorter than the other.
@@robertknight7807 I've heard that too About us people Here in the mountains West virginny, Have a one leg shorter than the other from walking around the mountains, But think about that, It get Mighty Tiresome, Because you can't come back, You have to walk all the way around the mountain, To get back home, If you tried coming back the same way, You would be sticking straight out And most likely fall down the Mountain, Unless you had a hankering to walk backwards all the way home,
The humor is what enabled the hill people to stay on the land. A very Celtic trait.
If you ever see the mountains you will fall in love
They can keep their Beverly Hills, I got my beautiful hills
I’m originally from so cal and the mountains and people in se tenn are beautiful in and out, Beverly Hills is ugly in and out.
Robert, thank you so much for covering this subject. As a teenager and being born and raised in Chicago, we moved to North Carolina and my love of all things Appalachian began.
Beautiful heritage..no doubt...unchanged through time.😊
You can definitely see the Scots Irish traditions alive and well
interesting how there's none of these so called scots irish traditions where the so called scots irish come from
@@johnsmith-bx4rn That's because a plurality of Appalachians are actually of English descent, being emigrants from the states of Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland and of mainly English Descent as well as the ' Scots Irish' who were actually from the north Of England. Many of the comments of people extolling their Scots Irishness are nauseating. Some of them appear to have very small brains.
Definitely!
@@mustelidpeter Na
Mainly Irish you can see it in the dance and music, 100%
@@mustelidpeter Tell some people that the great majority of the settlers in the Appalachians were English, and they brought over their social dances, step dances, music, instruments and songs which are still evident in Appalachian and old-time traditions ... and too often you'll find an instant bigot. They cannot comprehend a history outside of that fabricated US commercial pop "celtic" culture and their own ignorance.
It's not a matter of putting one culture above another, but it is an assertion that folk and traditional music existed (and exist) in England and that trying to excise the English settlers and their culture from Appalachia is to perpetrate a lie. That is historical revisionism that also directly impacts how people see these traditions in modern times.
It's strongly allied to the "celtic" canard that pretends that the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland are somehow the same, and with no real links to England. It denies the agency of English working class and peasant culture and the connexions going all ways across Britain and Ireland. In reality, Scottish dance music is most closely linked to English dance music, for blatantly obvious reasons.
Thank you. Being from Kentucky and spending much time in Appalachia, I appreciate this.
Thank you for an honest look at our lives in the hills. All walks of life live in thoses hills. But they are strong will individuals, who love their freedom.
My name is Melody. I was born in Ballymoney. North Antrim coast was indeed my coast.
My father was born in Canada then brought home without a Birth Certificate.
The lovely white haired and bearded man dancing so well, is like watching my dad.
I'm a Northeast Georgia native of Scottish/Irish/Cherokee descent on both sides of my family. I lived in the Appalachian mountains of far Northeast Georgia (Rabun County), for 8 years. The same town they filmed the cult classic film, "Deliverance." I found the people that were born and raised in Rabun County to be defensive and protective of their heritage. Probably because of the stereotypes. I can say tho some of the most intelligent people I've ever met lived there in the mountains. They were brilliant tho undeducated. Being educated doesn't make someone smart.
No question about the fact that the world is full of educated fools. I don't doubt that much can be learned from these people from the mountains who so lack in pretenses the world doesn't need.
Thank you T Barret. So many don't know what you know. I'm a remnant of the poor of Appalachia on my mother's side.
Amen!
That's an amen to t Barrett,not the other comments
I will take educated anytime.
I love this part of the world. So wild and wonderful. I love the music, people, way of life, dancing and most of all the food!!!!
What a great documentary.
I showed my wife the video to learn about my familys history and she was shocked how that way of life flows through my veins.
Awe watching this man dance made my heart so happy!
Just an observation from one living in Boone, Nc, right in the middle of Appalachia and whose family plays Old-time music and dances: the man filmed in the beginning of the documentary is Flatfooting, not Clogging. There is a difference in the moves, and clogging- while typically using taps where as Flatfooting often uses only leather soled shoes- has higher kicks and uses the knees more, where as Flatfooting keeps the feet closer to the ground. Local festivals and competitions defines the two and clogging is not encouraged in Oldtime Fiddler festivals. Flatfooting or "Buckdancing" as it is sometimes called is more local to the Blue Ridge area and is the type of dancing that the old locals do.
That was my first reaction to hearing him call it "clogging". Flatfooting is actually more of a percussion instrument for the band, and good flatfooters can play a tune just as well as the fiddler! Clogging was a blend of square dancing and flatfooting, and is always an organized dance. Seldom done alone.
Totally the percussion players, just as much drummer as dancer.
That was my question. I have spent most of today watching dancing of all kinds on UA-cam. I wondered what the difference was between Flatfooting, Buck Dancing and Clogging? I did see one competition today were although they called it Buck Dancing....a few of the dancers worn metal taps on their shoes. I've now picked up from above what flatfooting is and I know somewhat about clogging...but what is BUCK dancing? I do genealogy and find my ancestors "may have" lived in Pittsylvania Co., VA for a time then moved into Jefferson Co, TN. by 1817. Are these two areas both considered Appalachia?
My ethnatisity is 52 % England & Northwestern Europe, 25% Germanic Europe, 7% Welch,
7% Scotland, 5% Swedish, 5% French, & scenario
…how do these relate to a squaw dance? I am 20% Indigenous and THAT part of me gives permission to use that historical moniker to refer to a female Indigenous woman.I loved the portrayal of that dance in Coal Miner’s Daughter.
Although I am of Scottish highland ancestry, I was brought up in the Scottish borders. The hill country around Moffat had covenanters places of worship, cattle rustling and the whole border area has small fortified castles called 'keeps' and 'tower houses', which attests to the lawlessness of the area. I can see how that shaped the character of the good old mountain boys in Appalachia.
I just love you tube, it's a constant voyage of discovery. Thank you .
If you want to dance like that...
Don't think about it
Let go ... just do it
Bounce, smile, look off into the distance and just beat that drum but you're the stick...
It's so easy
Nice dancing by that man
I was in Mountain City TN and saw my first clog dancing. I couldn't sit in my seat and had to get up and dance. Of course I didn't know how to do it, and I did just what you said...didn't think about it and just got up and danced. Probably made a fool of myself.
“Look off into the distance”. Nicely said.
Yes there's such a freedom In this dance
Vincent Bozzone 🤗
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I have seen many documentaries about the Appalachia and I think that this film is very good
I was born in Detroit, and have lived half my life in large cities like it. The other half spent in rural America. It's not even a contest, rural America is the superior America. Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, all great places until you get to the cities like Memphis, Jackson, St. Louis etc. And I've always vocalized my strong disdain with urbanites who look down on rurals, making sure they know that they have it all backwards: the rurals are the intelligent and superior peoples. I usually kill the debate by informing the self-important urbanite that the rurals have literally no need of them, that the cities could sink into the earth taking all the urbanites with them, and it wouldn't hurt the species one bit. Meanwhile, if the rurals vanished, the urbanites would be cannibalizing one another in their rat warrens within a week. The urbanite can't even feed itself without the rurals. It's not even a contest which is superior.
Etc, South Africa
Damn.....never thought about it that way 🤔
@RidgeRunner The lifestyle you describe is one that many of us Scots live(me included), and it's no coincidence that the people of the high country of USA are Scottish by ancestry(hence the significance of moonshine, music/dance, etc) - You can even see the Highland dancing within the traditional tap dancing of the peoples.
The derogatory and negative view of both of these peoples, has been propogated for centuries(from old country to new) by those jealous and envious of our spiritual well being.
Keep safe and well from the Highlands of Scotland :)
White America
Born and raised and NYC and you're right. This pandemic taught me I can't do shit for myself lol. It's so sad. I would love to go out in the country but I wouldn't survive. I wouldn't know my head from my ass out there.
I live in East Tennesse an their are groups that live in the mountains their whole life still. I know a guy who doesnt exist, technically. No birth certificate, no social security number. Was born and raised on his families farm.
I say your full of it...:>)
I was raised in Kingsport and do I miss those mountains and wonderful people.
Dark Star King there the lucky ones
wow, that is interesting, have always wondered if anyone in this country is without a birth certificate, etc. thanks!
My family here in Ky were from SE Ky and either came thorough the Cumberland Gap or were already there. I have many ancestors born at home, my mom and dad for a couple.
Excellent, when I was in school this area was barely mentioned.
I'm from a county in England called Yorkshire and we have clog dancing just like this where I come from, my grand daddy was a clog dancer
The ancestors brought it to the new country.
David Storton would you say that the clogging is like Irish dance?
That explains the stereotypes
My husband was born in the foothills of the Appalachians in 1926, his father's ancestors having been Yorkshiremen. Clogging was still a regular weekend activity in the summers for his father, and occasionaly my husband would join them in the dance (although not in the drink)!
David Storton I was just reading the comments, and being from “Uddersfield” I was wondering about the clog dancers from here, this is a really good video to watch
Robert I so appreciate all your wonderful videos on so many cultures of history! You truly make learning fun! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I love my Scotch/Irish ancestors. Think that’s where my family gets their rebellious streak, we always defend the weak, underdog, and stand with honesty and what’s good in the world.
Mine as well! Love these Appalachian highlands!
Scotch is what you drink,Scot`s do not like being called Scotch.
@@lendaly294 aye, yer richt.
Len Daly "Scottish Irish" is the correct term.
Nonya Dambis My great-grandmother raised me from a baby until I was grown. One of my favorite stories she used to tell me was one time when her mother took her to one of the camp meetings. An iterant preacher had come to town (McKinney, TX) and they had gone to hear him preach. The meeting was in a place called Honey Grove. She remembered sitting in my great greatgrandmother's lap. The preacher was saying a prayer, and she remembers gazing up at her mother's bonnet (ala little house on the prairie style) with the ruffles on it gently rippling in the wind, and her eyes were closed in reverence as she listened to him lead those gathered there in prayer. It's a wonderful memory which I'm so glad she passed on to me!
O my gosh! How have I missed this one? So good! Please more on the mountain people!
The fiddle playing I'll Fly Away was really nice!!!
what shindig EVER didn't sing/play I'll Fly Away! i remember harmonizing with the adults when i was a tweeny! Best memories. Not quite in Appalachia ~here in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri.
The only problem with including "I'll Fly Away" is that the song was not written UNTIL 1929! This video presentation contains a great deal of very informative historical information; however, it is also full of very obvious musical anachronisms.
For instance, the banjo as it is now configured was not developed until the mid-1830's, and it did not find its way into the mountains until soldiers returning home from the Civil War brought it back with them. Especially, to hear an obviously steel-stringed banjo playing in the background during the explanation of Appalachia's experience in the American Revolution is about a century too early.
Same applies to the inclusion of the mandolin, which didn't become popular in America, much less in the remote mountains, until the 1880's.
While providing useful and educational history, this video also serves to reinforce some deep-seated misconceptions about the evolution of Appalachian music.
I live in Southeastern Quebec, i'm a French-Canadian and i can say the Appalachian Culture is STILL really strong here in rural areas. We are appalachians too btw. ;)
@Jeremiah Boyd: Showoff!!!!
@Jeremiah Boyd
Hey! Not all the English are bad!
It's alive and well in Londonderry, Nova Scotia as well.
Mother was born in Matepedia, Quebec (Matepedia Valley NOT Gaspesie) and my father was born in Green Hill, New Brunswick. That makes me an Acadian Maritimer. And Appalachian too ;-) Btw, my mother's ancestors were deported to Louisiana during La Grande Deportation des Acadiens. Only one came back, all the others died. I now live in Tennessee, one hour away from the Smokies. Moved from Montreal, Canada.
@Jeremiah Boyd Gardez votre haine pour vous, monsieur! C'est un trait américain que les vrais Canadiens ne veulent pas chez nous !!
Loved this video. My ancestors came from Scotland and from North Carolina and into north East Texas my great grandfather was a fiddle player at the old brush arbor revivals in the hills of East Texas and he played at a lot of square dances. Feels like home when I go to the beautiful Smoky Mountains
The white-haired clogging gentleman is as good as any Riverdance-type exponent of the art. His fitness is astounding!
Yes, we've seen that cloggie dancer a few times and he's purty good.
Better. No showboating.
He puts me in the mind of Jesco White..lol..
He's the model for at-home-COVID-fitness!
I saw him dancing at the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention four years ago. Am pretty sure this portion was filmed there. It was near 90 degrees. Did not deter this man. Amazing!
That man sure can dance! Thank you for sharing this material with us, it would be nice to think the old life skills might be preserved for the future. 🖤🇨🇦
Tamarra James , I’m almost 60 yrs old and I think a lot of the skills and trades are being lost with time, I do so appreciate the ones that are trying to learn the old ways and try and teach others so they may be preserved.
Growing up in Ireland not really knowing this history I only later learned through research and books and listening to the banjo and the tin whistle and the moon shining I knew there had to be a connection with Ireland and now after watching this short video Even though I am from the Republic of Ireland I have many friends in Northern Ireland so let it be sad and then after that I hiked through the Appalachian Trail from I would say the whole way from New Jersey down into perhaps the Blue Ridge Mountains what an adventure crazy adventure scary at times but well-prepared well worth the trip talk about being off-the-beaten-track and getting hammered off of moonshine, they are someone nicest folk in the world
I’d love to do that one day
Being a person have growing up and living in Appalachia I love this video and hope you have many more like it.
Beautiful people, fine culture, thanks for this, from an old England Saxon.
You always give me a bit of increase for spice of life. Our history. Thank you.
Also I found “Hillbilly Elegy” a bit unfair.
I’m a NY Yankee and my experience working in that part of the world was of an intelligent people who knew their history and traditions and didn’t see why they should change. A lot of it is poor but you don’t fear for your safety of have the sense of chaos that you have in the “inner city.”
I’ve always said that we’re 40 years behind the times... wait a minute,,,, that might not be such a bad thing right now!!!!!
@@danielmeadows1114 yeah, it would be nice. Carter is the president, with Reagan about to take over, the average family only needs 1 person to work full time in order to buy a house. In the past 40 years, CEO pay has increased by 940%, and worker pay has increased by a paltry 12%. In that regard, shit has gone downhill!
this comment aged like fine wine
@@customsongmaker this isn’t about rent, this is about buying a house!
When you don’t see the fundamental difference between these two things, I really feel sorry for you.
@@customsongmaker , envy is part of the human condition. Hard to root out, but also motivator to achieve. Vast wealth difference can be detrimental to social cohesiveness. Is there a solution? I assure you, second guessing others' motivations probably isn't it but then again, you don't see a problem either.
I liked the "I'll fly away" violin rendition.
It's hard to believe one channel could be so informative or so interesting.
Thank you Robert for covering my people's nearly forgotten history! The British considered us as being non viable and now by our own countrymen here in the States!
I am a big fan of your work!
What’s funny is a lot of us were so remote we didn’t even participate in the wars because we were just living in the mountains. I know that’s where my family was
I love my people... thank you Mr. Sepehr.
Truth: there ain't no place on earth like the south.
Amen
Amen to that!
I come from Lancashire England i am 67 and i remember getting some leather clogs for my 2nd birthay and we used to love making our clos spark on the concrete flooring
So cute!!!!
I bet you have some wonderful stories!
Most of the ancestors of the "Scotch-Irish" came from that area (far Northern England and South/Lowland Scotland) before coming to Ireland. And many of their dances (including clogging), music, songs/ballads, and other folk culture originate from that area (from North English/South Scottish culture).
Remember "Matchstalk men and Matchstalk cats and dogs" by Brian and Michael 1978, having a reference to that. I'm in Yorkshire.
Scots-Irish Pride Asheville NC, Thank you for showing my people in a Honest light, we're free up here in these mountains and you can't put a price on that! May the Lord bless you and keep you brother
I find it curious how free men are always the scurge of their "civilized" neighbor, until lives are at risk. The free man lives a full life, and does not fear to lose it. But fears to lose the freedom that makes life worth living, and will die for liberty.
He may not fear his, but he must not put that belive onto others, the sic and elderly. That is not freedom. I am an autistic woman from the Netherlands. We are a high tay country. Because of that, I am able to live a free and happy life.
There's always some dweeb that just has to control others. Usually they're working for a government.
@Caryne Sandlin , Esther (Ester) missed the point so badly, she lost a letter in her name ;)
AMEN, BROTHER!!!
Amen.
Great video. My family is from Eastern Kentucky and this is my heritage. Thank you so much for sharing this. Blessings.
I'm so very impressed by the Appalachian culture. I wish my life had been part of it. Loved this video. I await the next episode.
I am Tvette Saint born Terry Greene in Bristol Tennessee. I am Appalachian. And I was taught how to clog by my daddy HAROLD GREENE!!! I love you daddy you are respectful and I am proud of you!!!!!!!
My mommas is a Greene from Adairsville, Ga. Her Uncle Harold Greene taught her how to clog as well how crazy.
Hey Tvette, I'm from Bristol England. Ship shape and Bristol fashion.
Mountain folk's will survive they know how .
They will. We lazy, greedy lovers of tech & pleasure won't.
The mountain folk will out last us all.
flossy gallaway better than spoiled entitled ones
love it, and the old guy dancing is effin brilliant, i love to watch the clog dancing and the music is also very good
The dance is a type of clogging called Flatfooting or Buck Dancing. It's a very distinct style and different than what most people call Clogging. I really enjoyed your video
Never heard a single person I know call it clogging until these "clogging groups" former and suddenly everything was pumped under "clogging."
It is buck dancing or flatfootin'. Want to explore the history and culture? Get the little stuff right first Mr Seehr
A lot like the Dutch form of clog dancing.
Graymare78 people dancing in clogs was until recently quite common in the Lancashire area of England. Have a look on UA-cam for a Morris dancing troupe called the Bacup Coco-nut dancers or Nutters. Recently because of their black faces they have courted controversy. However, this has nothing to do with race but instead is a reference to the coal mining that took place there.
@@karns78 All of our ancestors in the E.TN Appalachian region have called it clogging. Most men just call it painting the town! My maternal grandfather called it the Irish Two Step. A lot of us just call it dancing! 😂
In light of it all it's just having a good time. ❤
CornerLot Life My Mama tells a story of a new to town preacher doing a buck-board dance for the congregation at a church picnic and his “flock” promptly ran him out of town!
I was raised in Harrodsburg, Ky. Once known as Harrodstown, for Jim Harrod. It is the first permenant settlement West of the Alleghany mountains est. in 1774. Fort Boonesboro was est sooner, but folded after continuous Indian attacks. Daniel Boone spent much time in Harrodstown. My family came to North Carolina in the 1700's and migrated to southern Kentucky in 1810. Moving from Conley bottom in Wayne County in 1916 to Harrodsburg by train and mule-drawn wagon.
My mothers name was Morgan. Welsh, and they also have been here from the beginng. Many well- educated and successful people in her family. Conseuently, I was taught our history, and the sacrifices made to build this country, from a youth. Don't think they teach any of this to my 11 year-old son in Louisville.
P.S. Love your vids!
Natasha Minor - As a matter of fact, I have been to Bluefield and that area. Very beautiful and it actually reminded me much of Mercer and Boyle counties around Rose Hill. We got lost trying to leave D.C. and decided to go "on tour".
I am related to the Boone's, Grants, and the Morgans from way back. Daniel Boone's sister Elizabeth was my Great many times Grandmother. My Grt, Grandfather fought in the civil war, later moved to Oklahoma during the land rush. My Grandfather was born in Ky.
Hi , Im from the Old Town , and live by shaker Village , the reason fort Harrod was established here was because of the Town creek spring to supply fresh water needs , that spring still perks as strong as ever I guess , it will be a sad day to see if our law inforcement and gov. Try and take our last freedom by unconstitutional demands on our health decisions including the masking for control and utter submission to tyrant's on what is a fake pandemic ! God help us ! Young and old are brainwashed and can't see the forest for the trees , I love your work Robert !
Hi , Im from the Old Town , and live by shaker Village , the reason fort Harrod was established here was because of the Town creek spring to supply fresh water needs , that spring still perks as strong as ever I guess , it will be a sad day to see if our law inforcement and gov. Try and take our last freedom by unconstitutional demands on our health decisions including the masking for control and utter submission to tyrant's on what is a fake pandemic ! God help us ! Young and old are brainwashed and can't see the forest for the trees , I love your work Robert !
The dancing and the music is something you see in an Irish bar in Ireland.. Any given weekend.
I do hope some Appalachian people come up to the Northeast and visit a Irish Catholic neighborhood bar. During St. Patrick's day, they too dance and play music and celebrate very much like these people do. It would be so much fun to see these two American cultures dance and play music together.
@@deedebdoo you know what . There is no difference between religious beliefs.. Its ridiculous, isn't it! Give me a bit of dancing and music, who cares.. What part of ireland you from.. We all good people!
@@deedebdoo The Irish arent Americans. Catholics were persecuting and murdering protestants. You need to open a history book.
My parents are scottish born but from a small farming town, or it was then, outside of Glasgow. I hear bits of them in some cultures in USA. I called my parents country scottish compared to other Scots. Glasgoweans also have a wry sense of humor and they definitely took that part on . Take no guff, fight at weddings. All kinds of dancing too. My mother did what I call street ball room. Taught me to follow any guy so long as he could lead.
Scot is latin for Irishman
Thank you for everything you do. Its nice that you are teaching folks about our history in this country that so many have forgotten. This episode has been especially interesting for me as a descendant of Daniel Boone.
Great. Gonna watch a few times to really take in the facts, and the travel story. I’m Scottish Irish and this is marvellous. Thank you Robert
The Appalachian people learned from the Mowhawk people how to fight in the mountains, and won against the gov. several times it is said...
The music is fantastic, along with the clogging = Mr Two-socks is a clear winner...this was a fascinating bit of our history, Thank you Robert!
I think his shoes were mismatched as well.
@Griffith Taka Exactly. Our folk already knew how to fight.
They were born fighting in the hilly borderlands and highlands of Scotland and then Ireland. It was already a part of their heritage.
Indians didn’t teach them to fight! Bahahaha! The mohicans were from the north part of the Appalachian not Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee North Carolina or Georgia.
Sorry dude...they didn't learn to fight from the mohawk...they came here fighting and ready to fight..
The dancing very much reminds me of some of the traditional dancing from the north of England where I grew up 🤔😄
They make me feel like I wanna belong to their lifestyle. Although a hard life, it’s better than living in the city or the suburbs trying to keep up with the jones
That lifestyle was part of my world. I am proud of my people and the state of Kentucky. God fearing, loving people.
Good nick name gizmo same as mine av got my mums tablet and half smeeshed
We still just want to be left alone!
Amen
Yes there is enough in me
The effort is costing you dearly, ongoing, to shut out the devilish world that's no longer "out there", is already in your lives and sinking them.
Okay, does that mean I no longer have to send my tax dollars to support all the unemployed meth heads in Appalachia?
@Frilly Philly You don't get taxed on unemployment benefits, now smoke your pipe and go back to sleep till your next benefit cheque comes.
I wasn't aware of the negative perception that people had of the Appalachian mountain people. I also never realized the hate people had for native people, until in my 20tys, People are so particular about the way a person expresses themselves.If they don't speak like them then they must be ignorant. Thank you for the over veiw , I never new how the people came to the area , I was aware some were irish and Scotts but not how they happened in the mountains,
At that time it's called American government and they were pushing thousands of settlement these people came from another of poor regions for a better life for their family as for the native nations they did get the bad end of the stick.
@@derrickaltman2279 Thats putting it extremely mildly
I read what you said twice, had trouble following. Yes, to steal the land the natives were murdered
My family came from Ulster to West Virginia and surrounding areas in the 1700s as well.
I've lived in Scotland for over a decade and watching this video I can see the inner strength of the Scottish and Irish.
I smiled all the way through. Thank you for educating me
Enjoyed the video,thank you! Love from Scotland 🏴🏴🏴🏴
My ancestors were from scotland and were much like the folks described. And oh yes great whiskey makers
So good, so fine, brought tears to my eyes. And my momma, god rest her soul, a farm girl from Clifty Kentucky, always me we was scotch-irish.
It's Scots, not Scotch...Scotch is an American term for whisky.
I'm from the Shenandoah of Virginia. My dad's family are Welch/Irish and they're generations from Culpeper, Luray. Yes, we are fiercely independent and self sufficient. We like it traditionally our way. Outsiders don't understand this about the South and mountain regions.
These days as more and more people waken to the fact that the Fed Reserve, birth certificates, and social security numbers were created to enslave us, many would envyyou.
The music teaches my brain where to go to be happy...
I'm right off The Blue Ridge Pkwy here in Western NC and this is one of my favorites, I have subbed Robert for a few years now, he is a great researcher, pay homage folks he is worth every dollar given. PEACE
We are probably neighbors...
I have a photo of my Dad and me taking in a scenic view on the Blue Ridge Pkwy back in the 70's. I was 4. I've been a Texan for many years. But I've always felt like a stranger to the cowboy Texas culture. Virginia is my true home where I was born and it is in my DNA.
Gary Baxter I spent time in West Jefferson. Helping our mom with her cancer treatments. My Aunt and Uncle owned a condo in the old Franklin furniture factory. They asked me to paint a mural in front of their door as most of the condos had a space for a mural. They asked me to paint a picture of downtown West Jefferson. Took me three months. I fell in love with that town. And the area.
@@invertedxtrovert State of Jefferson!!
Right on, Gary! I'm not far away and right on the border of where Southern WV meets Western VA, so I'm also close to TN and NC. My people!!!