In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...

Hillbilly Days is back! The annual festivities kicked off Thursday in Downtown Pikeville for another year of good times for a good cause. For some seasoned festival ...

My ancestors were Appalachian hillbillies – Scots-Irish settlers with large families and quick tempers. Family clans separated into smaller groups called sets, derived from the Scots septs.

Half-price admission on April 25 for Anderson County residents.Many of the show's performers went on to become famous.

For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors in the folk and country music scenes has ...

In October 2024, a flyer appeared in the mailboxes of Kentucky residents, promoting an amendment to the state’s constitution.

Both of those honorings are about the past. The former Appalachian hillbilly is arguing that today’s discussions about Greenland are not related to the past; they are about disagreements in the ...