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Clogging at Helen's Barn
Clogging is a type of step dance in which the dancer strikes the floor to create a rhythm. While clogging is sometimes called Buck Dancing, in the latter dance, performers keep their bodies immobile and their steps low to the floor. -
Clogging at Helen's Barn
Adults clogging at Helen's Barn in the 1980s. Image part of Susasn Clarkson family photos -
Dancing at Helen's Barn
Dancing at Helen's Barn, the 50th anniversary party. Part of Susan Clarkson's family photos. -
Dancing at Helen's Barn, 1940-50s
A crowd of white dancers square dancing at Helen's Barn. A Group of six individuals, three males, and three females are facing the camera while people in the background dance in groups. -
Don Green Band
The Don Green Band was a typical Mountain String Band with a guitar, fiddle, banjo, and mandolin. Siblings Donald, Dixie, and Mel played at Helen’s Barn along with an unknown mandolin player. Proprietor Helen Wright Wilson can be seen standing at the far right in this photograph. The fiddler in the color photograph is Don Green, accompanied by his brother on guitar.
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Dough Bowl Banjo
Image of a dought bowl banjo courtesy of Shane Speal
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Fool's Rock
“Fool’s Rock,” less than five feet wide, juts out over the valley floor, 2,000 feet below. Rock outcropping that Gus Baty fell off precipitating the Charlie Wright rescue. Today, a guardrail protects visitors from the sheer drop. -
German Scheitholtz
The mountain Dulcimer is thought to have been modeled after the German Scheitholtz. -
Helen Cabe Wright Wilson
Helen Cabe Wright Wilson and her children hosted more than 50 summers of square dancing and brought visitors and local residents together to enjoy traditional music and dance. After Helen’s death in 1959, her children managed Helen’s Barn until 1984.