Folk Art and Aging

A podcast series that explores how music, art, and stories help older adults as they age.

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A podcast series that explores how music, art, and stories help older adults as they age.

aging and senior citizens

A podcast series that explores how music, art, and stories help older adults as they age.

aging and senior citizens

Archie Krout playing at Indiana State Fair Fiddle… 1 of 25

duration 5 minutes 18 seconds

Archie Krout playing at Indiana State Fair Fiddle…

Archie Krout playing at Indiana State Fair Fiddle Contest (2014)

From Jon Kay March 1st, 2020

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This is a performance by Archie Krout playing at the Indiana State Fair Fiddle Contest in 2014. Archie won the old-time prize for his rustic style of Indiana fiddling.…
Bowl Hewing with Keith Ruble 2 of 25

duration 5 minutes 1 second

Bowl Hewing with Keith Ruble

Bowl Hewing with Keith Ruble

From Jon Kay March 19th, 2020

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In the 1970s, Keith Ruble learned bowl hewing from legendary bowl maker Bill Day, while the two were demonstrating at the Indiana State Fair’s Pioneer Village.…
Dee Nierman, Rag Rug Weaver 3 of 25

duration 6 minutes 32 seconds

Dee Nierman, Rag Rug Weaver

Dee Nierman, Rag Rug Weaver

From Jon Kay January 3rd, 2020

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Fourth generation rag rug maker, Dee Nierman continues to weave using the same barn loom that her great-grandmother used. She explains, this loom has “seen many,…
Elmer Schlensker : The Broom Maker of Milltown 4 of 25

duration 1 minute 46 seconds

Elmer Schlensker : The Broom Maker of Milltown

Elmer Schlensker : The Broom Maker of Milltown

From Jon Kay February 29th, 2020

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Elmer Schlensker (1930-2012) was a fourth generation broom maker from Milltown, Indiana. As a child he helped sew the brooms that his father made. However, Elmer had…
Jenny Yang Demonstrating Tai Chi at Brown County… 5 of 25

duration 59 seconds

Jenny Yang Demonstrating Tai Chi at Brown County…

Jenny Yang Demonstrating Tai Chi at Brown County Public Library (Nashville, IN)

From Jon Kay March 1st, 2020

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Jenny Yang demonstrates her Tai Chi moves at a cultural demonstration at the Brown County Public Library in Nashville, Indiana. The program was sponsored in part by…
Kara Barnard's Silver Strings at the Salem… 6 of 25

duration 2 minutes 32 seconds

Kara Barnard's Silver Strings at the Salem…

Kara Barnard's Silver Strings at the Salem Public Library

From Jon Kay April 20th, 2020

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In the winter of 2018, through support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Indiana Arts Commission, Traditional Arts Indiana partnered with Kara Barnard to…
MAA-Podcast-001: Helen Keisel Remembers and Plays… 7 of 25

duration 39 minutes 46 seconds

MAA-Podcast-001: Helen Keisel Remembers and Plays…

MAA-Podcast-001: Helen Keisel Remembers and Plays Accordion

From Jon Kay January 3rd, 2020

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A Concert and conversation with Helen Keisel, an Accordion player from Haubstadt, Indiana. From old-time fiddle tunes to German Polkas, Helen plays the music of her…
MAA-Podcast-002: Harold Williams Makes Miniatures 8 of 25

duration 40 minutes 51 seconds

MAA-Podcast-002: Harold Williams Makes Miniatures

MAA-Podcast-002: Harold Williams Makes Miniatures

From Jon Kay January 3rd, 2020

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Harold Williams Makes MiniaturesWheeling, IndianaHarold Williams makes miniatures of remembered places from his hometown of Wheeling in Gibson County, Indiana. When he…
MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with… 9 of 25

duration 46 minutes 25 seconds

MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with…

MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with Jenny Kander

From Jon Kay March 21st, 2020

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Jenny Kander (Bloomington, Indiana)Born in South Africa, Jenny Kander traveled throughout her life. For years she has written poetry and made collages. After a stay in…
MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with… 10 of 25

duration 46 minutes 25 seconds

MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with…

MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with Jenny Kander

From Jon Kay January 3rd, 2020

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An afternoon conversation with elder poet and textile artist Jenny Kander, where she talked about her life of words and art, and discussed how her creative practice…
Made Here - Mr. Jimmy's Birthday Challenge 11 of 25

duration 26 minutes 24 seconds

Made Here - Mr. Jimmy's Birthday Challenge

Made Here - Mr. Jimmy's Birthday Challenge

From Jon Kay March 1st, 2020

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When Mr. Jimmy Moore challenged himself to run 80 kilometers in 1 day for his 80th birthday, his small Mississippi town got behind him to see if they too could "run…
Making a Bowl Adze with Dave Voges 12 of 25

duration 1 minute 59 seconds

Making a Bowl Adze with Dave Voges

Making a Bowl Adze with Dave Voges

From Jon Kay March 19th, 2020

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A bowl adze is a special and hard to find tool used to hew or chop bowls. Machinist and blacksmith Dave Voges began making these special adzes when his friend Keith…
Meet the Woman Behind L.A.’s African… 13 of 25

duration 10 minutes 15 seconds

Meet the Woman Behind L.A.’s African…

Meet the Woman Behind L.A.’s African American Miniature Museum | Atlas Obscura

From Jon Kay March 1st, 2020

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“We owe our ancestors a debt.” For years, folk artist Karen Collins and her husband built these shadow boxes and crafted these intricate dioramas to form the…
Modeling Historical Solsberry 14 of 25

duration 5 minutes 43 seconds

Modeling Historical Solsberry

Modeling Historical Solsberry

From Jon Kay March 1st, 2020

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After being born and raised in Solsberry, local historian Larry Shute began a lifelong modeling project to preserve the history and heyday of his beloved town. To…
Ngai Chum: A Chin-dianapolis Basketmaker 15 of 25

duration 3 minutes 1 second

Ngai Chum: A Chin-dianapolis Basketmaker

Ngai Chum: A Chin-dianapolis Basketmaker

From Jon Kay April 17th, 2023

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Basketmaker Ngai Chum moved to Indianapolis from Chin State in western Myanmar (Burma) in 2013. As a boy, Chum had learned to weave a variety of basket forms by watching…
Rosemaling with Jan Boettcher 16 of 25

duration 1 minute 33 seconds

Rosemaling with Jan Boettcher

Rosemaling with Jan Boettcher

From Jon Kay January 3rd, 2020

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SPOTLIGHT: Jan Boettcher Thorntown, IN Jan Boettcher practices rosemaling, a type of traditional decorative painting. Her desire to connect with her Norwegian ancestry…
Sisters of St. Benedict, Indiana Artisan 17 of 25

duration 2 minutes 0 seconds

Sisters of St. Benedict, Indiana Artisan

Sisters of St. Benedict, Indiana Artisan

From Jon Kay June 6th, 2020

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The Heritage Place Ladies of the Dance (with… 18 of 25

duration 8 minutes 3 seconds

The Heritage Place Ladies of the Dance (with…

The Heritage Place Ladies of the Dance (with Kathy Rucker)

From Jon Kay July 2nd, 2020

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This video explores how a dancing club in Indianapolis support the well being of older women. The "Ladies" have a strong sense of community and purpose in…
The Longevity Film 19 of 25

duration 1 hour 15 minutes

The Longevity Film

The Longevity Film

From Jon Kay August 14th, 2023

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Filmmaker Kale Brock (The Gut Movie, 2018) visits specific communities with significantly improved average life expectancies, remarkably low rates of disease and an…
The Piecemakers : Master quilters from… 20 of 25

duration 12 minutes 51 seconds

The Piecemakers : Master quilters from…

The Piecemakers : Master quilters from Vanderburgh County

From Jon Kay May 19th, 2020

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In 1982, Minnie Marchant visited the Indiana State Fair's Pioneer Village and saw that no one was demonstrating quilting. She quickly volunteered her home quilt…
The Piecemakers : Master quilters from… 21 of 25

duration 12 minutes 51 seconds

The Piecemakers : Master quilters from…

The Piecemakers : Master quilters from Vanderburgh County

From Jon Kay February 29th, 2020

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In 1982, Minnie Marchant visited the Indiana State Fair's Pioneer Village and saw that no one was demonstrating quilting. She quickly volunteered her home quilt…
The Rail Splitters of Brown County: Alan and… 22 of 25

duration 2 minutes 35 seconds

The Rail Splitters of Brown County: Alan and…

The Rail Splitters of Brown County: Alan and Porter Richards

From Jon Kay March 14th, 2020

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Generations of Alan Richards’ family has lived in Brown County, where log houses and split-rail fences have remained part of the landscape. Once his grandchildren…
Through the Eye of the Needle - The Art of Esther… 23 of 25

duration 30 minutes 3 seconds

Through the Eye of the Needle - The Art of Esther…

Through the Eye of the Needle - The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz

From Jon Kay March 1st, 2020

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A Holocaust survivor's remembrances in uniquely beautiful stitched images and vivid accounts bring an uplifting life story to the screen. More than 40 years…
Vita Bartley Fulda Recital 24 of 25

duration 59 minutes 52 seconds

Vita Bartley Fulda Recital

Vita Bartley Fulda Recital

From Jon Kay March 24th, 2020

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Walking Stick Maker: John Schoolman 25 of 25

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Walking Stick Maker: John Schoolman

Walking Stick Maker: John Schoolman

From Jon Kay March 1st, 2020

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John Schoolman's life testifies to the importance of staying active both mentally and physically. An avid walker, he gathers hardwood and sumac sticks, which he…

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