ExclusiveLearning folk crafts to keep ancient traditions alive connects us to the past

An article on the front page of the Life & Tradition section of the Epoch Times has the subtitle, “By creating something useful and beautiful, we make our world – and ourselves – better.” It highlights the joys and rewards of learning, mastering, and preserving traditional crafts like leatherworking, medieval bookbinding, soapmaking, cheesemaking, and herbalism. This ancient wisdom is useful today and worth keeping alive. Tiffany Brannan talks about the two mentioned crafts which caught her interest, herbalism and banjo playing. An article in the Home section describes how four common herbs promote wound-healing, which is valuable knowledge for anyone interested in natural remedies.

Banjo playing is different from all the other crafts mentioned, most of which are skills and trades rather than recreational arts, like music. Nevertheless, the practice of making music is a traditional, ancient practice, and either crafting instruments, learning to play them, or just enjoying listening to traditional music performed live. We don’t usually think of it as such, but classical music is a traditional craft. Statistics show that the classical genre is becoming more popular in recent years, especially since 2022.

Tiffany talks about her experience as an opera singer, keeping this classical art form alive through her production company, Cinballera Entertainment (www.cinballera.org). The company is opening its second season with a production of Giacomo Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden West” in Fallbrook, California, on August 24 and 25, with Tiffany in the opera’s title role. Learn more at: Calendar (fallbrookmissiontheater.com)
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