Welcome to the New Hampshire Folklife website, a resource for learning about folklife and traditional arts in New Hampshire.

Teachers, students, and families are invited to explore our living heritage arts.

Try this "Quick Link" to photos of traditional arts & folklife in NH!
New Hampshire tartan plaid being woven by Robert Roy Robb.

SHAPING OUR HERITAGE
Learn about an multi-faceted project that celebrated Traditional Arts Apprenticeships in New Hampshire. Click here for more info.

This website is a project of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Traditional Arts Program. For information on NHSCA grants, click here.

For a directory of traditional artists and cultural specialists who can present at schools and community gatherings, click here.

 

Top:  | Canoe builder Jay Trayner
Bottom left:  | Dogsledding by Beth Krommes .   Bottom center:  | Fiddler Rodney Miller.   Bottom right: |  NH tartan by Robert Roy Robb.

Photo credits - Lynn Martin Graton, Traditional Arts Coordinator

New Hampshire Folklife
Jay Trayner caning a seat for one of his handmade canoes
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Kids & Teachers


CLICK HERE for the interactive Heritage Arts Build-A-Picture activities!

Heritage Arts Build-A-Picture

Interested in Music?

SEARCH a directory of CDs & videos of traditional music featuring many NH musicians!