StoryTown Radio

Voices of the Archive: Joyce Dean Garrison

Episode Summary

In this month's Voices from the Archive, we're listening to Joyce Dean Garrison, a retired music teacher and member fo the johnson city orchestra guild. Today, we’re going to hear her talk about her experience as a teacher, her love for music, and the importance of music in education. Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From apple butter to ghost encounters, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia. StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.

Episode Notes

Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.

StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.

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Storytellers: Joyce Dean Garrison

Story Collector: Lynda Harris

Producer & Narrator: Nori Shaw

Editors: Nori Shaw

Music:
Music by audionautix.com
Titles: Rocky Top (trad.)

Sponsors:
Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/)
McLeod Organics
Trivia with Budds
The Wild Women of Jonesborough
Gary and Sandee Degner
Terry and Sandy Countermine
Wolfe Development

McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com)