This newer tunnel, circa 1963, is along the West Virginia Rail-Trail. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. It was so well written, I would love to have a printed copy!! And Annie says, that is what makes the music so special. We didnt have internet, cell phones, I-pads, or I-pods. Very well written and just as I remembered it. Through the apprentice program, Doug and Annie met up to practice several times a month. My parents were from McDowell Co. And we were all Holler boys & girls. Great people!!! This is a wonderful piece of work! Yellow Johnny Jump-Ups grew in clumps all across the hill, creating bright yellow patches among the Sagebrush. Ranson Hollows Ripley, WV Ranson Hollows holds rustic- chic weddings, baby/bridal showers, reunions, or any occassion you'd want to celebrate Mountain State- style. I would run to meet him and he would always have a left over for me. We spent much of our time traveling all over the state as mom was a flag bearer in the Color Guard and marched in parades all the time. We moved a lot which meant it was hard to keep friends unless we happened to move and still go y=to the same school. For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! Us kids were his remote when he was tired from working. It is nearly parallel to the original tunnel called The . I was born in Charleston, Even and raised in Kayford coal field country,Kanawha County! The pictures that go with the story are real beautiful. I can still smell those biscuits and feel that hot plywood stinging my legs.but sitting in the sun felt so good when I first woke up. All the reasons you mention are the reasons why West Virginia is so special! Thats what makes it work is that you share it and people are learning it and its part of the community.. Always fun. Swinging from vines near the creek, getting wet when you accidently slipped off the rope! I really enjoyed your story very much. Mose was one of the original Greenbrier Valley old-time music legends. We know how to use a hammer and a screw driver then turn around and make a pot of cabbage rollsor a pan of cornbreadand I aint talking about from a box. YOU DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE PHOTOS AND THE STORIES A LOT OF THE PHOTOS I KNEW AND BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. West Virginia is Home. No one even knew what poor meant. I'm proud to be from the holler. I still have family there and come back often. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. I have heard the stories all my life and remember stories like these. Now dont get me wrong. Good thing I could hold my breath for a long time. It was the kitchen music. Grew up in Floyd County KY(Martin)..near WVA line..Iceplant Hollerwhen we moved to Dayton Ohio..I was bout 8..the kids at school would tease me and call me a Briarhopperwe would go home to Martin nearly every other weekend. Garter snakes were common things, but still terrified me.I spent many an hour just revelling in the Sunshine and fresh air, with nothing to fear. I do wish my parents did not have to work so hard. I would like to find someone familiar with a green house there back in the early 50s. Theres a lot of drone in it and up bow accenting.. I begged God to take him he was so much in pain. I can step outside in late summer and literally smell fall.and as each leaf drops one by one.that fragrance intensifies.until late October or mid November.then I can smell the frost.the ice and the impending snow. Brought back a lot of memories, thanks. The Inside Appalachia Folkways Project expands the reporting of the Inside Appalachia team to include more stories from West Virginia as well as expand coverage in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Ohio. I am a holler girl (Ben Creek, Gilbert Creek) Mingo County. When I was young we would make lightning bug jewelry. "Holler" to a West Virginian means a remote road or area. 3 bds; 2 ba; 1,456 sqft - House for sale. Your story brought back lots of fond memories. Close to wheeling. We had skinned knees and bee stings.suffered through our Mom rubbing our little wounds down with alcoholbut she always blew on it. I was raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis, MN but share many of the same memories with you. And my sister and I were raised the WV way. Message. I CAN REALLY RELATE TOTHE OLD SCHOOL RAISING. Watching a Twins baseball game and sharing his bowl of popcorn washed down with either kool-aid or Bubble Up was one of my favorite things to do. so proud to be a holler girl. (and dont want to know anything different now). This was like reading about my own childhood. To Amy: It seems that I really know you by the way you have written your beautiful life story. Love for this state flows thru my veins and arteries. I loved your story and the pictures. No phones and computers and all the other gadgets. Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. The large fruit of the paw paw is the largest naturally grown fruit in North America. Raised in McDowell County, Bradshaw Mountain & Jolo! My parents were born and raised in WV. Id buy penny candy from Mr. Shaffer at the store next door to our house. Lived up 24 holler growing up. Preserving The Homemade Music Of West Virginia's Hollows West Virginia Public Broadcasting | By Caitlin Tan I went to school first grade at Iaeger, then Coalwood, and graduated at Northfork. Amenities & Activities Ted! It didnt scar me for life. Now I have 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter and get to watch my kids pass on everything we gave them and more. Thanks so much for sharing. Ever heard about naming contest? West Virginia thunder storms..they wash away the coal dust and cleanse our inner most being. We ran bare foot in the rain in Summer to. B and I tell stories about my childhood and encourage people to visit Tazewell County. I can hear those faint songs we sang in the spring when it was finally warm enough to go outside to playRing around the rosiespocket full of posiesashesasheswe all fall down! Picking flowers and trying to work it out just right so when you finished picking each petal off the boy you liked was sure to love youHe loves me, he loves me not. You decided if you had to pick every flower in sight.that boy was going to love you. You never want to push them too far. lived up school house hollow up on marrowbone creek. Im a holler girl and am so happy that I am. Thank you so much for similar memories. The Cole mines is a heck of a place to work.all we could do was pray that they come home at the end of there shift alive. Your wonderful descriptive words brought back so many good memories for methough I came from a VERY dysfunctional home, my way to escape was to go out to play amongst the bushes and flowers .with the butterflies and the bees. We are beautiful with rough edges. These mountains literally have a way of molding the person you become. I am a holler girl too. Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. If people play this out in the world, it probably came from Mose Coffman. Lot of good memories of my family esp. SXS Rentals Available Onsite Through Mountaintop Adventures! Kristen Shupe, Jason Bailey, my sister Crissy, myself, and many others would all pick a yard to play in. My mother, father, and some of my brothers and sisters are gone now but the stories of the sweet memories will always live on and be passed from generation to generation. Im proud of growing up in McDowell county, WV!!! We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. A Mothers love is infinite. Worked and lived in Germany and Japan for more than 30 years. My family lived in Iaeger until 1958 when my father Lloyd Bottomly retired to SW Fl. If I could reset the clock and start over again I wouldnt change a thing. My one desire is to return to those montains. mountain people grow up different than everyone else. Now live in Edmond holler in Then a frost sets inand I watch to see if the green will survive. You touched on so many, Amy, and my tears flowed like a river.Fortunately, after almost 30 yrs in PA, I moved back to WV and have the opportunity to relive all the memories of that childhood from the holler of Morris Creek near Montgomery. This is exactly what West Virginia is. Theres REALLY no place like home! He had TB when he was younger and had one lung so we did not play a lot of ball or other things that wore him out. That was just beautiful,I found my self going back in time. It taught me how to live without everything money could buy. 2. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. We are strong but gentle all at the same time. I ran the woods, picked berries to eat, and skinned my knees! We made our own slip and slides from mining belts or old pool liners we made bubbles from dish detergent. Id give anything to go back to dancing in the rain, splashing in mud puddles, and chasing lightning bugs with my friends whom felt more like sisters!! Name* Email* Phone. Find Best Western Hotels & Resorts nearby Sponsored. Zillow has 6460 homes for sale in West Virginia. Danny Reese ,I didnt even look at the name at first ,but thought that sounds familiar ,then checked the name and here it was my own sweet uncle Danny ! Well, Ive never really understood why thats a bad thing. I too was raised up a hollow, called Chattaroy Hollow, near Williamson, WV. Lots of ladies kill the deer themselves. And thats part of the tradition, which is really exciting.. That place is breed into every part of me. Reminesence of a wonderful childhood. Price cut: $14,000 (Jan 6) 323 3rd Ave, Ripley, WV . I was fascinated by your story. I wish I could go back and relive those memories just like they were. Your email address will not be published. I was a holler born girl also. This was beautiful to read. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! .told my Mamaw what the kids were calling meshe said : well, reckon you can tell them fellers you can wipe your butt on a buckeye, but not on a briar! Loved my upbringing in the hollers!! I grew up in the little coal camp Red Jacket , Mingo County in the 50s and 60s. Thank you Amy, for this wonderful article which really tells exactly how hollow life is. Born in Highcoal, Boone County, WV and raised at Rock Creek, Raleigh County, WV. I love your story. GREAT MEMORIES. Of course, my childhood and my stories occurred in McDowell Co, but people seem to like them just fine. I can still hear the drip, drop, drip, drop. Annie had always wanted to learn the specific old-time music of her home, Greenbrier County. I love going home but I also love being where I am now in the Florida panhandle. That big hug covered in black coal dirt. The mountains was our playground. Beautiful! I know. Food. 2. I laughed when I read about the TV remote, which was us. I married one (sixty years ago). This article brings back a lot of memories. Sid Hatfield had shot and killed several of the thugs during the battle referred to as the Matewan Massacre. I am a holler girl and so thankful for it. They were more than happy to explain the video, which everyone should enjoy. Did I call people names? I was literally taught that not everything was obtainable by the push of a button as my dad had a T.V. I came to Iaeger West Virginia when I was 6 years old. Great family and friends with good food and spectacular views in all four seasons!! I did not grow up on a holler, but I lived for over 24 years in McDowell Co. My name was first Barbara Brown and I taught at Iaeger int. We used our imagination we made up games. I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. I really enjoyed every word. Your words took me right back to my childhood, especially the part about smelling the seasons. 2018 Dewitz Photography, LLC | Eau Claire, Wis. | tel. This made me remember my childhood . Im a Holler girl from Fayette county, WV. The junior high sat across the field from the high school so I got to make and keep lifelong friends one of my happiest memories was knowing that I would not change schools ever again. In a sense my childhood ended at 9, as nothing was the same after that. Doug demonstrates the Greenbrier style by fiddling a tune called Jimmy Johnson. The chipper song is played using what Doug calls a shuffle and up-bow technique. The notes flow together seamlessly. 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