Pickin' Grinnin' and Storytelling Episode 1

Tune in for live music and the story behind the stories of The Appalachian Storyteller.
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[wjewell]

My grandpa "Aubry Craddock" was a coal miner in WV before I existed but he got out of it as he was a talented mechanic which brought him here to Florida..this is important history, thanks for preserving it..👍

[williamroy]

JD, you are my favorite YouTube personality. I can feel the love you put in each video. Thanks for many hours of rich storytelling and music. Keep em coming.

[TennValleyGal]

What a wonderful entertaining video, JD. Thanks for putting in so much time into it. Your guitar picking, singing and stories make it truly special. Blessings and keep 'em coming.

[kevinwoodson]

Good picking I used to play music all my life

[WillowsGarden]

Hi JD! Thanks for sharing these stories with us. I’m sure you’ve put many hours, miles and just your personal appreciation of the Appalachian history. Have a blessed day!

[homegrown]

Talk about a hard life and tough decisions...back then, there was no state or federal monies to rely on in hard times, it was do or die.

[wjewell]

Love the music and that's a nice studio....✌️👍

[Siggyroka]

My little brother loves to show his cabins to interested people

[ellieeckhardt]

We're from new Jersey and on a mini trip to west Virginia in our old pickup truck we went through the back roads and met a wonderful old old lady walking the road, we gave her a ride, her advice to my husband and I was " Don't be a hollar after dark" scared me to death. We asked her how far she was going? Her reply was "upa yonder some" it was 3 miles!! Lol

[Davidrcobb]

I was born in Kings Mountain, NC and my family have been there since the mid 1700's. I grew up there until the age of 10 and have lived in Georgia since. But its never felt like home. Im 46 now and still feel the call of the mountains, and wish I could've had my boys grow up there.

[mikechurch]

This are some great stories and if the story becomes a movie you should get a finders fee just saying keep up the good work and thanks

[lauriewilliams]

Thank you JD. I thoroughly loved this video. Makes me a mite homesick.

[thomasbeaman]

Loving the story of Appalachia. Most of my relative come from NC, from the tobacco farms in Eastern Carolina all the way to up around Boone, NC, up in the hills of the Appalachian and Great Smoky Mountains. I cherish the history from both my Scottish/Irish and the Welsh, British, and even some Norse, all the way to my Dad’s family’s of NC. Keep the histories of our shared roots in Appalachia.

[dormiacrouch]

Oh!!! John Denver 's song!!❤❤ Dearly love that song!! Brings tears to my eyes. You can sing it like him!! I dearly love the country and it's beauty! Thank you so much!! ❤️🙏

[leannbrown]

Wow, I love what he's done with those 2 log cabins. So much history and life in them!!!

[MarleneMcgough-zh]

Love that Keep doin your thing!!! Honest and

[patriciabogue]

What an inspirational man. I liked he said he was all religions. Thank you 😊

[InGodwetrust-rm]

My daddy was a coal miner in Virginia. I was born in Osaka Virginia. Coal camp. My daddy died of black lung. He had worked his way up to the foreman . I am very proud of him.

[lauralewis]

I literally just found this channel. I’ve only watched a few minutes yet. You bet I’ll watch the rest of this. So far the stories and the music is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for this!