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Hanging Tree Guitars
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Artist Freeman Vines on the guitars he creates and the wood he makes them with: βThe wood, actually everything, is involved spiritually. A little spirit rubs off on everything.β Read more β and you should, you should click through and read the whole thing β at Atlas Obscura, βA North Carolina Artistβs Search for a Lost Sound Uncovered a Dark History,β by Winnie Lee.
Hoodoo in the Lowcountry
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βLowcountry Root Doctorsβ in South Magazine covers, among other things, the delightful (and epic) tale of the battle between the High Sherrif vs. Dr. Buzzard.