Folklore News

THURSDAY: Dude-rock band Black Stone Cherry plays Rams Head Live with Cavo . Bridge 9 hardcore band Death Before Dishonor unloads all over the Sidebar with Barricade , Get Railed , and Shedding Skin .

As "Grimm Legacies" drew to a close on Saturday, attendees took one final look in the "magic mirror"-a prop that was the centerpiece of two days of discussions on topics such as violence in "Hansel and Gretel" and metamorphosis in "Beauty and the Beast." The annual symposium, sponsored by the Folklore and Mythology department, was held at the ... (more)

I think the most underrated Mormon-themed book of 2011 was Tom Mould'sA Still, the Small Voice:A Narrative, Personal Revelation, and the Mormon Folk Tradition .A As its title suggests, the book explores how the Spirit's "small voice" isA stillA an important part of religious life for Latter-day Saints.

Groundhogs are not particularly attractive creatures, not even Wiarton Willie, with his pale fur.

The Department of Folklore will be releasing an updated collection of essays written by the late Peter Narvaez.

Buttermilk brings to mind good old-fashioned home cooking. My Granny used it on just about everything, and was never out of it.