Alabama Folk
Alabama Folk
Alabama Folklife Association
The Size of the World: Chair Caning in Northeast Alabama
13 minutes Posted Oct 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm.
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Roy Cooley describes life on a tenant farm in Northeast Alabama in the 1940's. Though we set out to talk about chair caning, Roy reveals a whole world of traditions, from beekeeping to canning to corncob battles. And he shares visceral memories like pulling a newborn puppy through a floor plank and lighting a ragball on fire for a night game.