Podcast Episodes

Episode 45 | Raising Canes the Folk Art Way

Episode 45

Matt has been raised on canes since he was ten years old, and now he is passing the tradition down by raising his own kids on folk art canes too. Fro…

9 months ago

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Episode 44 | Secrets from Alamance County and the Pick of a Lifetime

Episode 44

Matt sits down with his dad, the infamous Wade Ledbetter, inside the auction gallery for a story Wade admits might be risky to even share. What start…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 43 | Liberty Antiques Recap: Pottery, Paintings, and a Benny Carter Birdhouse

Episode 43

Matt and Kyle sit down after two full days of picking at the Liberty Antiques Festival in Liberty, North Carolina. Surrounded by their finds, they go…

10 months ago

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Episode 42 | From the Brewery to the Gallery: Inside Red Oak’s Griffith Museum

Episode 42

Matt and Sully sit down inside the Griffith Fine Art Museum at Red Oak Brewery to explore where fine art and folk art meet. Surrounded by a collectio…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 41 | Inside the Folk Art Underground: Mike Smith on Folk Art Legends and Lost Stories

Episode 41

Matt and Mike Smith sit down inside the Griffith Fine Art Museum at Red Oak Brewery to talk about the wild early days of Southern folk art and the co…

11 months ago

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Episode 40 | Kentucky Legend Carl McKenzie & The Gibsonville Hwy 64 Chair Maker Revealed

Episode 40

Matt and Kyle take a deep dive into Kentucky folk artist Carl McKenzie (1905-1998), examining his colorful cut-wood sculptures that inspired a genera…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 39 | Wade Ledbetter: A Picker's Life & Salt Glaze Pottery Lesson

Episode 39

Matt sits down with his father Wade Ledbetter, the legendary picker whose exploits have become House of Folk Art folklore. From walking to school wit…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Episode 38 | International Folk Art Showcase & Ancient Face Jugs

Episode 38

Matt and Sully kick off with some international flair as Sully shares his folk art discoveries from Poland and Denmark – including a mysterious potte…

1 year ago

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Episode 37 | Inside Matt's Home Gallery & The Real Cost of Building a Folk Art Collection

Episode 37

Matt opens his doors to the official House of Folk Art gallery – a sanctioned room in his Gibson­ville home where guests drink wine, discuss eyeball …

1 year ago

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Episode 36 | The Dale Jr of Folk Art: Checkered Flags & Hidden Gems

Episode 36

Matt opens the show in Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s iconic black-and-red jersey while Sully sports Dale Jr. The playful NASCAR nod lasts only long enough for…

1 year, 1 month ago

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