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Arts and Humanities


World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways


The richness and diversity of Kentucky’s cultural heritage
Grade Levels:
8-adult
Length:
30 minutes
Taping Rights:
Unlimited
MARC Record:
Downloadable
Web Site:
KET Online
Teaching Materials:
See Below
Program Schedule:
See Below

Eight 30-minute programs highlight the rich cultural heritage of rural and urban Kentucky in this 1998 KET production. Each program features Kentuckians from different communities and walks of life who represent aspects of traditional culture in their work, play, art, and religious lives.


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2009/10 KETKY Program Schedule

101. The Culture of Work (Part 1)
An Owensboro music impresario, a ginseng hunter, a farrier, two whiskey tasters, and a tobacco farmer discuss the traditions of their occupations. A KET production. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, March 24 at 6:00 am on KETKY
    Tuesday, April 27 at 1:00 am on KETKY
    Wednesday, April 28 at 6:30 am on KETKY
102. The Culture of Work (Part 2)
Traditions of river work, mussel brailling, and trucking and the importance of food in cultural identity. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, March 31 at 6:00 am on KETKY
    Tuesday, April 27 at 1:30 am on KETKY
103. The Culture of Play (Part 1)
Kentucky folk musicians from a variety of cultures and traditional marbles games. 26 minutes
    Wednesday, April 7 at 6:00 am on KETKY
    Tuesday, April 27 at 2:00 am on KETKY
104. The Culture of Play (Part 2)
Community holiday celebrations, the Dirt Bowl Homecoming, homemade Halloween figures, and a long-standing Saturday-night community dance. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, April 14 at 6:00 am on KETKY
    Tuesday, April 27 at 2:30 am on KETKY
105. Art of the Everyday (Part 1)
Heirloom seeds; traditions of gardening, canning, weaving, and quilting; and a folk-art gathering. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, April 21 at 6:00 am on KETKY
    Tuesday, April 27 at 3:00 am on KETKY
106. Art of the Everyday (Part 2)
Old-time methods of fence building, shake and chair making, and hunting with hounds. 29 minutes
    Tuesday, April 27 at 3:30 am on KETKY
    Wednesday, April 28 at 6:00 am on KETKY
107. Customs and Beliefs (Part 1)
Focuses on gospel music, funeral and burial rites, traditional Hindu mehendi body decoration, and Cherokee religious traditions. 29 minutes
    Tuesday, April 27 at 4:00 am on KETKY
108. Customs and Beliefs (Part 2)
The Old Regular Baptists, homemade Catholic shrines, the art of rangoli, and Cherokee lore. 29 minutes
    Tuesday, April 27 at 4:30 am on KETKY

The schedule listed here includes only airings on the KETKY channel. See the complete World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways broadcast schedule for airings on all KET channels.

Teaching Materials

VIDEO
KET Duplication Services
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DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/wooguide.pdf
PDF format
KET Online


Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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