John Fenn III

Professional folklorist working in the public interest. Learning to live in the DMV. He/his/him. RTs are never endorsements and views here are solely mine...😈

[John Fenn III @johnfenn3]

@shopify @ShopifySupport Need help here: someone unknown to me opened a store on your platform using my email address---and it's nearly impossible to get help without (wait for it) opening a store. I don't want a store, but I don't want someone using my email address to have one.

[Gun Club Music @gunclub_music]

Goodbye Shane ❤️

[New Dangerfield @new_dangerfield]

INTRODUCING: New Dangerfield - a new Black string band, named in honor of revolutionary forefather Dangerfield Newby. Keep an eye on us here, and head to https://t.co/K6dl5EnEP3 for more information!

[Dwayne Betts @dwaynebetts]

The new MacArthur recipients have been announced, and it’s a dope list. @imaniperry, @adalimon - my man Ned. Such amazing work. Courtney Bryant here too. https://t.co/wSwH87I8Kt

[Teaching with the LC @TeachingLC]

Wondering how to incorporate folklore resources into your classroom? Folklife educators Paddy Bowman and Lisa Rathje have some suggestions. https://t.co/9QLpD6xMMz #edchat #sschat #aasl #tlchat #folklore

[Teaching with the LC @TeachingLC]

What games do children play? One of our TPS interns did research to find out. How can you make use of this in your classroom? https://t.co/UoGgFmsYUp #edchat #elemchat #sschat #tlchat #aasl

[Events at the Library of Congress @Events_LOC]

TODAY at Noon ET: Enjoy a performance by the Ali Doğan Gönültaş Quartet, 150 Years of Music From Kiğı, Turkey.

Tune in: https://t.co/XrsnZ64IHU

[DCist @DCist]

D.C.'s Fourth of July fireworks fill the air with smoke, often causing unhealthy levels of pollution. (1/) https://t.co/HJVJEbtSRr

[Boniface Billy @signifyingwolf]

happy 4th

[Steve Kiviat @SteveKiviat]

Today Monday schedule for Smithsonian Folklife Fest if you're not working has guitar making, Puerto Rican drumming, Afro-Brazilian, Mennonite hymns, bluegrass, string band plus Mexican mole making mmmm https://t.co/7bvNUemhLM

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

TOMORROW at 4 p.m. ET: Join Kluge Prize winner George Chauncey for a public event looking at the legacy of the AIDS crisis and the activism surrounding it.

Details: https://t.co/hBVJ9lNo0J

[Birdie Sam (ShowMe_YourMask🐉)#TeamOrca @showmeyourmask]

Good morning all! Thank you so much for your help! I’m happy seeing all the love for the design! Folks are welcome to share and use the design (I’ve seen at least one profile pic running around 😂🥰) so long as it’s not being put on merch I’m happy. Thank you again 💜

[Dust-to-Digital @dusttodigital]

Remembering Link Wray, born on this day in 1929 in Dunn, North Carolina. Here he is performing “Rumble” in San Francisco in 1974.

[Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule]

Dear men,

[John Fenn III @johnfenn3]

New episode of Folklife Today #podcast for #WomensHistoryMonth2023 #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/pK9uwOK6PS @afsfolklorists

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

This Friday is the #GershwinPrize concert on @PBS honoring @JoniMitchell!

Join us at 9pm ET for a Twitter Watch Party. I’ll be LIVE tweeting with some behind-the-scenes looks at Joni’s visit & the making of the show. #GershwinPrizePBS
Find out what is making Joni so happy here:

[Ted Gioia @tedgioia]

News media are reporting the death at age 99 of pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the "Honky-Tonk Nun of Ethiopia."

I wrote this a few months ago about her one-of-a-kind music and unconventional vocation. https://t.co/bNfM8S3Ges

[The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod]

A useful list of folklore podcasts, including ourselves, compiled by @afsfolklorists

https://t.co/RPz5x9avWk

[John Fenn III @johnfenn3]

Give a listen to the latest episode from Season 4 of the series...#folklorethursday @afsfolklorists

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

New episode of America Works: Grocery store cashier Luann Miller talked to a folklorist about working just about every job there is in the grocery business – from re-stocker, to cashier to bagger.

Full episode on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & at https://t.co/l9TGlEk0nJ.