Southern Folklife Collection

Southern Folklife Collection Archival resource dedicated to collecting and preserving roots music, art, and culture.
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The Southern Folklife Collection is an archival resource dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating traditional and vernacular music, art, and culture related to the American South. We do this to advance the study and public recognition of these art forms, and support the educational, research and service missions of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We are part of the Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Libraries.

August 21, 1961: Patsy Cline records "Crazy" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville.
08/21/2026

August 21, 1961: Patsy Cline records "Crazy" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville.

Patsy's appearance on a Grand Ole Opry T.V. show in mid '62.

07/28/2026

Remembering musician and music director of the Highlander Research and Education Center, Guy Carawan on his birthday. UNC Library's Southern Folklife Collection is deeply honored to preserve and provide access to the Guy and Candie Carawan Collection. https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/20008/

07/28/2026
07/14/2026

Remembering Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967).

07/14/2026

July 14, 1973: At a concert in Hollywood, California, Phil Everly smashed his guitar and storms off stage, Don finished the set by himself and announced that The Everly Brothers had split.

Dex Romweber (1966–2024) was a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and roots-rock innovator best known as the co-founder of th...
07/01/2026

Dex Romweber (1966–2024) was a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and roots-rock innovator best known as the co-founder of the influential North Carolina band Flat Duo Jets. Drawing on rockabilly, blues, early rock and roll, and punk, Romweber developed a distinctive, high-energy style that helped shape the modern garage-rock revival. Flat Duo Jets became highly influential among musicians, with artists such as Jack White and Neko Case citing Romweber’s work as a key inspiration. Through his performances, recordings, and role in the Chapel Hill music scene, Romweber is widely regarded as a key figure in independent American roots-based rock music.

📷 Flat Duo Jets at the Milestone. Charlotte, NC. ca. 1980s. Photographer: D. Kent Thompson. From the D. Kent Thompson Collection, Southern Folklife Collection, UNC Chapel Hill Library.

Dex Fest was a blend of nostalgia and the genuine purpose to share the world of music and unsung artists. Through musicians, writers, venues and old or new fans, the festival displays Dexter’s memory as something to be heard.

06/21/2026

2026 marks the 30th anniversary of "Hot," the breakout album by Chapel Hill-based swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers. Recorded at a four-story mansion in New Orleans' French Quarter, the record sold over a million copies by the end of 1997 after the band had an unlikely hit with the song "Hell."

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