Welcome to the New Hampshire Folklife website, a resource for learning about traditional arts and folklife in New Hampshire. Teachers and students may find this an especially useful way to explore our living heritage.

This educational resource is provided by the NH State Council on the Arts Traditional Arts Program.

New Hampshire tartan plaid being woven by Robert Roy Robb.
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Learn about what the terms folklife & traditional arts mean and what a folklorist does.

New Hampshire has many traditional artists and cultural specialists who enjoy presenting at schools and community gatherings. You can find out more by visiting the Traditional Arts & Folklife Listing on the NH State Council on the Arts website.

Discover how NH folklife was presented at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and again in 2000 in NH.

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

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Jay Trayner caning a seat for one of his handmade canoes
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Kids & Teachers
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Search a directory of CDs & videos of traditional music fearturing many NH musicians.