wish ole boy lived around me i can sit and visit for hours...people like this are living history books

YThese people are the Salt of the Earth. Im from the hills of Eastern TN and this way of life is slowly dissapearing and it breaks my heart. Bless you for posting this, brings back memories.

Im in sw Virginia and our dialect sounds much the same. Im use to this type of talking. I love the country folk. Im one too.

@aquarius1128

7 жыл бұрын

Ron Delby this type of lifestyle doesn't seem conducive of computer technology

@ianliette7801

5 жыл бұрын

No ron I believe if you were one you wouldn’t be telling us you were one

That was the most satisfying 10 minutes I had today, while living my fast paced, modern, busy life. God Bless the Simple Man!

My Daddy was from Saltillo, TN and this reminds me of there and the wonderful kin I still have up in those mountains somewhere. I need to get in touch and find them before life passes me by and it's too late. These are the "real" people of America. Scots Irish origin and genuine.

I'm from Australia and I've got to say that for the first couple of minutes I was kind of struggling a bit with the accent. But after a while I kind of got my ear tuned and I was right from then on. These are really nice genuine people.

I live in Michigan, and my people grew up in Eastern hills of Kentucky. Papaw and Mamaw came up here in 50's to work the muck fields,when the coal mines wasn't enough.Hillbilly's were treated as a minority with a taste of racism. In a way that color nor religion wasn't to blame.My family all worked hard and all made a great living while being labeled as a Hillbilly's. My southern accent was also made fun of durning my school years.I'm 40,own a great business, and prouder than ever of my Heritage.I go to the city and work, dealing with people that don't have a clue about Southern religion, and hospitality.I can't wait at end of everyday to go back home to my small farm, hunt,fish,and raise garden. The memories of my Papaw talking about them hills and good ole days... its a way of life soon forgot.

@frankiejustice9257

7 жыл бұрын

517bloodhound I also worked in a coal mine loved . it

@jezlanejl

6 жыл бұрын

Got any jobs?

@brettking3864

5 жыл бұрын

Confused at your story you said my people grew up there meaning not you so how do you have a slang that was made fun of?????

@douglasscott5623

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing a wonderful story!

@georgerand5776

4 жыл бұрын

I can tell you're honest about your roots because you say both "Mamaw" and "Papaw", which I believe the combination of the two is distinct to Appalachia. My Papaw was a Coal miner as well, moved to Ohio.

I love mountain people! God bless em.

Good to see good ole boys still out there

Hospitality, Generosity and Humility... things long since gone in our "civilized" modern world. I hope it's folks like this that survive the apocalypse.

when I was a kid we went to our cousins house in Indiana and took the tractor too the woods just to get us a cold drink from the spring, we awoke to squrril frying, the early morning lit by coal oil lamp, seems like ions ago, thanks for sending me back

It is nice to see so many good comments , they are good people, I could live there no problem.

We live in the mountains of Virginia & we would not live anywhere else. Born & bred & will live here in the mountains till were dead. Amen !

@aokspage

8 жыл бұрын

awesome

@TheOgo1971

7 жыл бұрын

Thunder cat I'm from england(UK) and we haven't got nothing like this here.Because I would love to build my own little cabin in the backwoods.But as long as it's got a internet connection.Because i don't care about anything else..ha

@thundercat3205

7 жыл бұрын

franny YNWA. Yeah, I'm close to Wv, see this every day. We people are called Appalachian American, becuase when our great, great, great grandparents left your great king over there in England in search of Religious freedoms they hit the eastern shores of these United States & many of our people stayed right here not far from the first settled areas. Jamestown, va ( The very first settlement of this New World) is only a few hours East of where I live. After the harsh first winters here, the Indian attacks, the settlers next moved to the nearest mountains, the appalachan mountains of va, ky, wv to git better shelter, protection and better hunting grounds. Therefore many Appalachia mountain Americans here have carried on this mountain man tradition. They were raised country and stay country. Thank you for your interest in our Appalachian culture. I personally don't live in a cabin in the bottom of a holla but was raised in such a way.

@bjj8193

7 жыл бұрын

Thunder cat we live in the mountains of north carolina and I will always live there making moonshine and enjoying live

@thundercat3205

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome

"The road is open, and he knows the way."

As I watched these video's I fell into a gaze of wonder. I remembered when I was a child visiting my great grandmother living on top a mountain in Va. The wood stove would always be hot, ready for the next meal. A hand pump was the latest gadget saving the many trips made down the mountain to the creek. No electricity, no plumbing, no worries... I never returned to the mountain of my fore fathers, but I still long for those simple days. Thank you for bringing back some forgotten memories!

Awesome UPLOADS, These guys have ZERO modern amenities yet they are some of the most Alive, Polite, Electric in their eyes people I've ever seen. TRUE hospitality of the old world. My great grandfather told stories of mountain men who would give troops or hikers or explorers meals and drinks, People they didnt even know. Of course this was before psycho murderers and thieves. Nowadays I wouldnt let ANY stranger in my home, unless they were seriously injured or hypothermic.

good ol spring water- my kind of people

I've lived with folks like these fine people and they taught me alot ,they made shine made their own medicines and raised everything they ate. The folks I stayed with made their own power for lights even had a old frig that was powered by kerosene. They really knew how to treat company when they came by and u felt at home always with them. They were the biggest educators in my life,how to take nothing and make a useful tool from it.I really miss these old folks

I loved these three videos. It is fun to see the old ways of doing things. And Cornbread, chicken and dumplings and watermelon just taste better when you eat them in the country. I miss living there. This just shows you can do without electricity and city water if you have too. My DH and I have done it before. We didn't even have a well at first. We used rain water caught in large barrells. The only water we hauled was drinking water from a spring down the road.

I've run across several old timers like this in my day. I could sit for hours just to talk with them. This is American.....this is history.....this, I love most! ~Pennsylvania here~

I've run across several old timers like this in my day. I could sit for hours just to talk with them. This is American.....this is history.....this, I love most!

I remember when I went to College in W.Va,.if you traveled off the main roads for a while, the country life there was gritty. On friday nite these folks would grocery shop in town and there wasn't a new car for blocks. I liked West Virginia.

My ancestors chose this as their home thousands of years ago...it's just the perfect place

i would love to live like that so much simpler and family is everything

This video is an eye into the past indeed.

I live in Appalachia and I can truly relate to this video. I am surrounded by folks just like this. For the most part, they are decent, honest folk. They/we still possess the ability to survive without needing the corporate world (save for a very few things). I love not having to ever lock my doors or leaving my keys in my truck...even when I go away. I wouldn't trade this life for anything. It's not an easy life, but it's honest.

believe it or not we live much the same way in pennsylvania.... i can almost smell the lavender growing in the spring ... and hear the rain on a tin roof.. the apalachin mtns extend there too, wish i was fishin on the sesquahanna river right now instead of sittin here in texas about to deploy to afghanistan again.

That ole boy is just living right and plain ain't he. We should all be so lucky. Some day my family will be living the good life as well in Alaska. God bless you old timer, and keep you safe

Thanks for your time,, I'm from the hills,,but been gone for 30 years,,man I sure miss hearing you-all talk,,tears like a baby,,god bless you all,,and thxs again for your time,,,gb

Every time i ever visited the south I was always impressed with how nice most people were. I hope that this country never gets paved over completely. I don't like how hectic our modern lives are becoming. I miss the simple things like good country food from the backyard. I remember how sweet those mulberrys tasted and how rhubarb dipped in sugar was such a treat for us kids.

I'm Brasilian guy,,,, I felt like my country 40 years ago . I missed this kind live somuch

THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING WE ALL MIGHT WANNA TAKE ADVISE FROM PEOPLE LIVING OFF THE LAND.

I'm proud to be from ky .. I live here now raising my son try to show him some of the older way's of life if it wasn't for him needing to go school I would move deep in the mountains an teach him how to garden and hunt trapping and to be his own person we have got it hard but we are happy. thanks

AMEN,from Tennessee girl, and proud of it !!!!!

This is just one GOOD OL'E BOY right here awsome footage thanks this has been a pleasure to watch. matter of fact i'm gonna show my grandpaw this he'd love it. where all from the south born and raised but them moutian men are tough. like i said GOOD OL'E BOYS !! GOD BLESS & Thanks again for sharing this. brings alot of memories back for Me.

I was born near the east coast, in Virginia, and moved to the other tip of the state before I had turned 1 year old. I've lived in Virginia all my life, and the hills and mountains will always be my home. I know these people well...

I am writing from my sons account..I am 50 yrs old...and remember uncles who remind me so much of this blind man. My favorite uncle Bill Cannon displaced by the TVA along with my father and the rest of the family...Bill never left the farm and drove a tractor more than a car,,,he used to "sit" just like this man...no chair...with feet flat on the gorund....I miss Bill more than anything.

the good life, I hate being stuck in the city

Good people right there.

These are good ole boys. Give men like these respect and you get hospitality and respect back.

I love America. There are so many distinct regions across America, each rich with it's own culture.

These people make me feel right at home. Good honest hardworking people. Born and raised in east, tn. I love Appalachian history.

This guy knows the wealth around us.

I grew up in the blueridge mountians and proud of it .thanks for posting jim.

I need to figure out how to live more like this, not hopelessly enslaved to urban comforts and safety, chained to a dull routine at the expense of self-reliance, peace and quiet.

Isn't it great that there's still people that chose to live this way,It would be very hard to adapt but I suspect there's more than a few of us would like to try it given a chance...And yes there still are isolated people living the old way in huts and self built dwellings with no electricity or running water in the UK..Good luck to all of them I say,long may they continue.

good folks!!!

Real people innocent to the ways of the world. Inspiring !!

i love people like this

It's like stepping back 150 years in the past

i wish i could live here, farm the land and raise feeder animals etc. to live clean and in balance is a real blessing....

My husband has lived in Dorton Branch Hallow his whole life, im from the north and when he go a drink from the creak he lives by i thought it was just funny. i love this video :]

I stumbled on this video while watching Popcorn Sutton videos. I loved this one, what a breath of fresh air knowing there are true american country people like this that live off the land and have peaceful lives. No need for phones and all the modern things. :) Southern people are friendly especially in Tenn, me being from NY My mom lives in Pulaski between Knoxville and Nashville. I love visiting her!

I thought I would finish this video and then be saddened by all the comments below.... Suprisingly, I was not. This is not how I was raised, but it was damn close. God bless the people of the hills.

Awesome, thank you for this. Recently made the choice to move out country & get out of the city wars. Inspiring to see that the simple life can be the good life. Being closer to God...

Got some nice buds growing too.

@douglasscott5623

5 жыл бұрын

That's Milo...

If we all lived like this the world would be a better place, especially for the natural world. We've all strayed so far from humanity and no longer appreciate the simple things in life, these guys are inspiring. Thanks for uploading this.

These people can survive if the country has a melt down. Not many city people would survive and even the ones that feel prepared aren’t but these people can and will.

i dont mind seein folks being humble.humble equals honesty,people like these guys wouldnt take nothing from nobody.but sure wouldnt want to live like they do.i like my tv,a/c,cars,electricy,runnin water(hot and cold),oh and my computer!but i never want a cell phone,cause i like my piece of mind from time to time(quiet time).cell phones i think people need to do without them.i think cells just stepped over the line,somehow.cant even carry on a good conversation without the damn things ringin.

he reminds me so much of my grandfather the way he acts and looks

My mother was from West liberty KY there's some good people from there and my mom was one of them god rest her soul

them sum good lookin chickens and faces of real humble people. can not wait to retire and put this crappy city living behind me.

I Love this!! Thanks for sharing! I could sit and talk to Gene for hours!!

West Virginian and proud.

Even in the early seventies, I remember those people out in the hills didn't like to wear shoes and a lot of them hadn't got past sixth grade. You always knew when there was a 'house' ahead when you saw the remains of a car, toilet or wringer washing machine lying alongside the (usually dirt) road.

How are the brothers doing today? These people remind me of home. Good people.

I live in Kentucky! I love the mountains and I never wanna live anywhere else!

When money and materialism no longer is society's god, this is how we will live. Back to the way of our ancestors, when life was simple and beautiful. Very inspirational, and we should all be paying attention here, as this shows a way beyond the destructive "modernized" structured and indoctrinated society we have been programmed to conform with. Absolutely awesome.

Congratulations, you´ve made a great piece of video. Showing something everybody should watch, and learn from. Greetings from Argentina

that's poetry man.

Thanks for sharing the culture. it was fun....and heart warming how a simple country life local folks can be happy just livin

I love this old man. this is what i remeber when i was growing up in barbourville ky things have changed the last 20 years i wish it was like it was thanks for the video!

All my best to Gene, and all, from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas.

no cell phone, no internet, no tv, no bank account, no cerdit card, no indoor plumbing,.... eat from a garden and by hunting, build everything they have, fresh spring water, heat by wood stove... those mountain people are not the stupid or backwards ones, looks like they are a hell of a lot smarter than the rest of us.. if all else fails in the world it will be people like that to teach us how to live...

simpler days miss it.

Very interesting video. Real Americans living a life that has been here for 350 years. Try hunching down like the one brother, we can't do it for long due to sitting in chairs all day. Thank you so much for sharing this slice of America. wtr7

One day we'll all be here and I, for one, will be finally happy.

Born in a mountain,Live in a mountain,will die in a moutain

That was our host talking about buying a sled. I was just the guy behind the camera. I'm not sure if he purchased one later, or not. I know we did not take a sled home that trip. Hopefully, we get a chance to go back for another visit in the Fall, and I definitely will buy a sled for myself at that time. Thanks for watching and enjoying these videos.

I watched all three videos, I loved it. I'm sure these guys are more happy than most of us today. God intended for us to be simple and have a simple life, we have complicated everything.. Good videos

This was a really cool set of vids. Thanks much for posting.

Beautiful people...respectful boy. Thank you for sharing this.

Thank you.... I could learn allot from this gentleman! I'm humbled and honored.

Great Job on the Vid, that spring looks inviting !!

God bless 'em. Thanks for sharin'.

That's a fine looking melon. Great video.

thanks for sharing

Good to see that not all is lost, but makes you wonder how long this can last. Shame to see that sort of living vanish.

Good people in this video.. The rest of the world should be as content with life aswell

Amen! Thank you for you service!

I could smell the moonshine cooking

I enjoyed these vidoes....I would like to see more of the old man....he reminds me of mine grandfather (RIP).....i miss him so...people needs to listen to elders...they are wise men/women

I love this dude's dialect. It's awesome!

Thank-you!

great video....more more!

Loved this video,got family raised in Madison county N.C..Grand parents and Great grand parents.

Thank you.... I could learn alot from this gentleman! I'm humbled and honored.

This was awesome!! My father grew up in a similar place.us His motto was "God made dirthat it don't hurt". I have photos of my grandma making lye soap and of my great aunt making moonshine. Again thank you.

I grew up in Nashville, just wanted to say: I couldn't help but watch this entire series. Even though these people would probably be uncomfortable with someone like me (I'm of Bangladeshi decent,) I think they're good people. 2:00 - 2:35 That's just some great, good-hearted humor. You wouldn't believe how much similarity there is between them and the people from my Dad's village in Bangladesh. We visited one time a while back, and I felt just like Jesse from the video. Thanks for the video!

That was really great! It reminds me on some of my mom's family.