Folklorin' On a Wednesday Afternoon

Fueled by coffee and an unrequited love for folklore, I find myself again sitting in a coffee shop in Worcester culling the Internet for interesting folklore tidbits to share with you.

• A Veteran's Group from St. Louis is employing recently returned vets to work with archeological artifacts that would have otherwise been collecting dust in boxes. I hope this program receives continued funding in the future.
• Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Huddie Ledbetter!
• There once was a feral man who lived in Haverhill.
• What is America's favorite singing folklorist up to these days?
• Addicted to Jersey Shore? I refuse to watch - I grew up around self-professed 'guidos' and 'guidettes.' Fordham University press has a list of book recommendations tailored to act as the antidote to Snooki and The Situation's poison, including a book on Italian-American vernacular culture.
• There is a bounty of folk films available for streaming at Folkstreams. Amazing and overwhelming. Just watched a great short film about Cajun fishermen who catch catfish with their bare hands. Date movie!
• The writer may hate the word, but an interesting post about how a word has traveled from African folklore into American sports cliche: the story of mojo.
• Ice dancing is awful, just awful.
• The Russian duo Velena specialize in what they call ethnotronic music: incorporating elements from both folk and electronic.