Folk

Priceless surprises for some at roadshow: Collectors bring treasures (Sherbrooke Record)

7 Jul 2008

This year’s annual Antique and Folk Art Show here lured in hundreds over the weekend. Some came to sell, some came to buy, and many came to have their heirlooms and conversation pieces appraised by Knowlton’s Brian Davies. And a few left with a new appreciation for items worth thousands of dollars.

Sibuyan folk told to give up seafood for meat (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

7 Jul 2008

SAN FERNANDO, SIBUYAN ISLAND—Like a juicy gossip, word spread fast through the market that tocino, hot dogs and longganisa were on their way by sea to town.

In pictures: Royal Show (BBC News)

6 Jul 2008

Farmers, food producers, showjumpers and all manner of rural folk in colourful costume converged at the Royal Show, one of Europe's largest agricultural events.