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The Alabama Folklife Association (AFA) was founded in 1980 to document, preserve, and promote the multicultural folkways of Alabama through research, education, and programming.

22/07/2026

North Alabama! TOMORROW, JULY 23, get the BLUES with Jimmy "Duck" Holmes + Maxwell D Russell at The Mane Room at 6PM! Part of the incredible Salt and Pepper Roots Music Celebration curated by Ol'Man RussellGulley and featured on Alabama Public Television! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-salt-and-pepper-presents-jimmy-duck-holmes-tickets-1990755654753

14/07/2026

Montgomery! Join us this THURSDAY, JULY 16 for a Sacred Harp Singing at Old Alabama Town! All are welcome to sing or listen! A free folklife event!

FULL INFO:

We'll sing from four oblong shape-note tunebooks in use in Alabama: The Sacred Harp (2025 Edition); The Sacred Harp (Cooper revision); The Christian Harmony; and The Colored Sacred Harp.

Presented by the Alabama Center for Traditional Culture and the Alabama Folklife Association at Old Alabama Town's Loeb Reception Center in Montgomery, AL.

Newcomers welcome! Plan to bring a sack lunch or enjoy one of the many nearby restaurants for the noon break. Contact Stefani Priskos at 334-242-5143 or [email protected] for more info.

08/07/2026

Want to work in history, culture, and folklife in Alabama? The Ridge Macon County Archaeology Project is hiring an Executive Director!
Job description: https://digtheridge.com/ppcb-project

26/06/2026

Celebrating FELLOWS FRIDAY with a North Alabama legend!
alabamafolklife.org/fellows

23/06/2026

Another amazing float prop workshop for educators and artisans thanks to our incredible Mobile Mardi Gras artists! Huge thanks to Mobile Arts Council + Mobile Botanical Gardens for partnering with us! ☀️☀️☀️

19/06/2026

Celebrating FELLOWS FRIDAY with That Cemetery Lady, Mollie Smith Waters! And check out her new book! reedypress.com/shop/historic-resting-places-of-alabama/

18/06/2026

We had a blast at our crochet crash course! Big thanks to Elianna Hollis for teaching and Mobile Arts Council for partnering + hosting! 💥🧶💥

17/06/2026

So thrilled to partner with Alabama History Institutes to bring Alabama folklife to K-12 teachers! They made maamoul with Sara Cole of Abadir's and pine needle baskets with Annette Jordan!

16/06/2026

Episode on the incredible SEW THEIR NAMES project out today on The Kitchen Sisters podcast! Big thanks for their deep attention to Alabama and for including audio from our very own Alabama Folk podcast!🧵❤️🧵

Kitchen Sisters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quilts-as-monuments-sew-their-names/id814067846?i=1000772964290

Alabama Folk: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sew-their-names-quilting-remembrance-and/id1645948346?i=1000676652966

12/06/2026

Celebrating FELLOWS FRIDAY with Michael Panhorst, conducting a census of grave shelters in Alabama!

Learn more about the FELLOWS program at alabamafolklife.org/fellows

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