I’m in the same generation as you and your husband. Crazy and a little disheartening how today’s young people, even in your presumably rural area, are not into fixing things and self-reliance. Great interview, and I’m sure your husband can share much more about his past and growing up.
I love this and totally agree. When my grandpa and daddy had something to do they just did it, fixed it repaired it! My mother grew up in Waynesville also. We come back several times a year!❤
Didn't grow up in Appalachia but our people here in Missouri lived a lot like Appalachians...very resilient, frugal and self sufficient. I grew up canning with my great aunt and cooking with my Nanny. My dad grew up on a farm but was a traveling salesman who wore a suit everyday. There was little he couldn't do and he helped every fall in butchering with all the men from our small community. He never did hunt and fish much but loved to do the cooking. I loved visiting with my greats and still miss them. Wonderful way to grow up and live.
My Dad taught us how to drive early, too, though more about age 10. On our road, we had one neighbor directly to the south and about 2 miles to the north. There was hardly any traffic so a good place to teach us. We sure could use a few more men (like a few million more) like your husband. That he helps with the gardening and canning is so rare!
.......Thank you for focusing on the beautiful pleasant side of life in the Appalachians and the people and everyday life. Too many like to sensationalize the poor and the poverty stricken as if that did not occur anywhere else in the nation. You have a wonderful family and lifestyle and I enjoy every video you make...Many thanks for sharing it with us....
@@gillisBR549 I agree. I have never even been to that part of the country, but different documentaries have always led folks to believe, I think, that the people there are so deprived and on the very lowest of the poverty line. I agree that is all over. Every place has the poor. In fact in the Bible, Jesus tells us we will always have the poor with us. That is one thing I love about these channels -- they let us know there is a different side to the Appalachian life.
I especially liked the background sounds of jarflies and also the outside environment was an excellent choice for the interview. At least for me, hearing him talk about his childhood combined with the surrounding scenery and sounds just took me back to my own childhood and my grandparents garden on Cherry Bottom Mountain. Thank you so much for the memories.
Such an important story to tell. Matt as well as you have and are livin a lifetime together with all the knowledge of times past. We are the same. It’s a great way to live, learn, and experience! I love seein my own daughter, transplant in the West Colorado, has carried our traditions into a country much different from ours. Blessings 🌼
I guess I'm behind. Didn't know you, Matt, we're raised by your Dad alone. Please share why. Tipper, you and your husband have a lot in common it seems. Gardening, canning, etc. How special. I'm so happy for your family to have what you have. People don't realize what they have until they don't have it. God continue to bless.
Thanks Tipper and Thanks Matt,for the interview. Matt's upbringing sounds like a good and wholesome one,and similar to mine.Learned to drive in my Dad's old 68 station wagon Rambler in the pasture field with the cows.(the cows survived 🙂)That Willys jeep sounds like a young boys dream come to true. Matt's most proud of his family ,and I can see why,such a lovely family. Good People are the Salt of the Earth.You folks sure have seasoned my life. 🙂
And what's that Sheila, a killing machine? All I heard him say is that he loves to shoot and kill anything he sees and he is proud of it. These men have a sensitivity chip missing. How can you enjoy blowing away some cute little rabbit and watch them die a horribly painful death? I hate people who hunt. The way God created us in the beginning was in harmony with animals. Sin is what took that harmony away but you don't have to continue in that sin by killing His beloved creatures. He created our bodies to survive without meat. The women in the South don't have much choice when it comes to men, they are all hunters. To hunt for absolute necessity is one thing but to hunt for sport is another thing entirely and never what God intended. These men are cold, cold hearted.
Fabulous interview, Tipper! What a joy to learn more about Matt and his side of the family. I was pleasantly surprised to hear about his family tradition of making Oyster Stew on Christmas Eve!!! Growing up in southwest PA, I remember my Grandfather making a delicious pot of Oyster Stew every Christmas Eve. When I saw that bucket of oysters being delivered, I knew we were living high on the hog and in for a delicious feast!! It was a very special event for us, even when we moved to Florida many years later. Pap always said that our ancestors came from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. We assumed that's where the tradition of Oyster Stew on Christmas Eve began. I'm not sure if Pap's recipe was "traditional" but it sure was lip smackin' good!! Pap would put a huge stock pot on the stove, fill it with lots of butter, carnation canned milk and tons of pepper. Chunks of potatoes went in next. While that was warming up, he would clean the oysters and remove any remaining shells or debris. Once the potatoes were nearly tender, in went the oysters. We liked eating this "thin" version with Oyster Crackers on Christmas Eve, but the day after Christmas, Pap would add a rue of flour, butter and milk to thicken the stew. Sometimes he would add shrimp and corn to create more of a chowder than a stew. While I loved both versions of the Oyster Stew, my favorite part was on Christmas Day when Pap would fry up the remaining oysters from the bucket. Pan fried to a crispy golden brown - mouth watering delicious!! Thank you both so very much for bringing back so many wonderful memories for me!!
Tipper I think your doing a fine job with your interviewing. I really liked Matt's presentation of his life growing up till now. It's nice to get a glimpse of your family. Matt would get along with my family because we all love hunting and fishing. Keep it up TIPPER........
I love the south and I love the people from Appalachia. I have always loved Tennessee and Georgia and I have experienced some of the best southern hospitality in these two states, but for some reason I don't know much about North Carolina, and obviously I've missed out, because watching your videos I would love to have grown up in your area. It's beautiful and no doubt has some of the best people in the world living there. I dearly love your videos. You have a beautiful family and a wonderful husband. You all are just my kind of people. Thank you sooo much for sharing your story and your love for Appalachians. It's just so heart warming and interesting.
The mountain ways moved with mountain people. I grew up in northern Ohio, my dad was from Kentucky and mom was from Virginia. We grew up on a road called Hillbilly Heaven, it was like a holler and all our neighbors were from Appalachia. We raised our own pigs and butchered them, made our lard. Raised a huge garden and canned, dad and my brothers hunted and fished. We dried our apples, grandma pickled corn in 50 gal. churns. We made our own cow butter, I don't know how old I was before we had store bought margarine. We went to the Old Regular Baptist Church. We just had our own Hillbilly community it. It's still there and I love the neighbors that is left there.When I married my 1st husband who was from Appalachia, he laughed and said I was more of a hillbilly than he was.
I'm going back watching some of the older videos and listening to your husband tell about some of his greatest joys in his life being his children brought a tear to my eyes . Tipper you can tell by just listening to him how much he loves you and the girls... He sounds like a good family man.♥️
My sweetie and I have so enjoyed ,out on the front porch as the sun slips slowly out of sight, all Matt has shared , huntin and fishing is something my husband and his brothers have enjoyed over the years, tell him for us thanks for sharing
Sounds familiar, a lot of people around here in East TN had a similar childhood. The sneaking and driving in the pastures brings back a lot of good and a few bad memories.
He said he and his dad would dig ramps. I ve only heard 1 other person talk about ramps. Not many people know what they are. Maybe you can do a video on them. Very interesting. The person that told me about them said they would go to a ramp festival but I had never heard of them.
Thank You Tipper for Having Matt tell Us His Side of the Appalachian Culture from His Childhood until Now..And His Outlook on what has Changed. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.. I agree Matt the Freedoms that were there as A Child will probably never return, and I'm Much older than You. Broke my heart for My Boys & Even More for My Now 9 Grandchildren. Even Family is No Longer the Same..
First, it’s good to see Matt without a hat on and see his handsome face. I would say that the girls really favor their daddy. Yet, sometimes I swear that they look just like you, Tipper. 😊. Our bringing up and life experiences make us who we are and it’s no wonder Matt is a self reliant and rugged individual. He’s a keeper! Thank you for sharing your life and experiences Matt😊
Thakyou Ms Tipper and Matt. I just love hearing Matts story. So sad that the "normal" life Matt and myself and millions of us around the world share has been changed by technology and demands of the consumer society. Is this healthy for the future societies?...I would think not as the need to hunt and fish for survival have been encroached upon by overfishing and over hunting and indeed what was once deep forest and vast lands streching for miles and miles are now being sought after for housing etc. It is going to be a major worry one day and the inevitability of it all becomes very salient as one ponders the subject. God bless us all. Cheers Ms Tipper and Big dog Matt...blessings.
I can remember learning to drive when I was 10 and 11 years old driving around with my daddy in the old 55 Chevy pickup truck on the dirt roads up around the curve back in the hollars and down by the creeks .I can also remember sittin on my Daddy's lap when I was knee high to a grasshopper about 5 or 6 holdin on to the stir in wheel on our way to the little ole mountain country store to get us an Rc cola and a moon pie to go fishin and we'ed go swimmin in the deeper parts of the creek after we were through fishin. Those are some great memories layin back on the bank in the breeze and the swaying of the trees and the birds chirpen and the trickle of the creek.and runnin around catchen fire flies in an old Mason jar and puttin by my bed at night lay there watchin there twinklin until I feel off to sleep.waken up to the smells of my mawmaw grindin coffee and the smells of biscuits and gravy and knowing that me and my brothers were gonna be runnin around playing with the chickens the dogs climbing trees or up in the barn picked black berries and of course doing our fair share of pickin and gatherin to help put up for the winter. My mawmaw was always stirin somethin up in the kitchen the smells would draw you in from outside you knowing that what ever it was she was cookin would melt in your mouth. Oh how I miss my mawmaw.i beacon the days gone by and sometimes I can still smell the wifts of her mouth waterin cookins.
Matt is one of main reasons why I watch this channel, he’s a great role model for our youth and believe it or not I draw inspiration from him as well I’m a 37 year old man that’s had a heart for mountain life since I was very little. Growing up we did spend some time in the mountains but not enough in my opinion, we need more young men taking influence from Matt and men like him. Praise the Lord for the Pressley family! We love you all here out west!
2:10...Phil Robertson was an outstanding quarterback at LSU (his backup was Terry Bradshaw). He could’ve been a pro quarterback, but says football got in the way of hunting ducks!
This is a wonderful video! I would imagine Matt was way outside his comfort zone as he seems to be the strong silent type. I’m thankful for good men like him with good values and work ethic. Love this channel! Thanks for sharing your family.
Tipper, I loved this video, too! I am sure I am going to enjoy "Celebrating Appalachia" so much. It just seems like a little while ago that I was in school with Tony and friends with Cindy, where did the time go? The Deer Hunter is so right that things have changed, but for those who loved growing up here and living here, we will try to hang on as long as we can to all that is good about Appalachia.
Excellent interview with Matt. It's good to learn more about the head of the Pressley household, who seems a lot less eager than his wife and daughters to talk to a camera.
Enjoyed this video! I live in a small town of about 150 people one hour north of Raleigh. My son attended Haywood Community College. He graduated from there in 2018. We rented a house on Lake Junaluska for him while he was there. Absolutely love that area. Have visited Murphy a few times too. That region always soothes my soul.
What an interesting interview with a real man who carries on the wonderful traditions of life in Appalachia! Thanks for asking such a good variety of questions of your husband, Tipper. Next perhaps you can interview his dad?
He reminds me of a lot of the men I knew growing up family and not, Appalachians and southerners. Definitely makes me think a lot about me childhood and life then. Web you asked what has changed, his answer nearly broke my heart. Not just because I know he is right but also because I know he doesn’t have to be.
When I was young I wanted to be like my father. Now that I am old I still want to be like Daddy. I will never reach my goal I know but I will continue to try.
I’m in eastern NC Family here since 1700’s. I so wish my direct line had settled in those beautiful Mountains. Our grandparents, great grandparents etc pretty much lived same lifestyle. Except for fact of “ civilization “ got to us much quicker. I respect our NC mountain brethren for resisting the “ modern ways”(too much dependency!!) for as long as they did. I fully intend to get back to the REAL WAY of living as fast as I can. God Bless.
I'm so thankful I found this video just been hunting going through the older videos to see how it all started. This is a wonderful video to hear you interview Matt you did a excellent job and he does a great job telling about his life . All of you have a talent in talking about your life it's like you can close your eyes and listen to any of the family talking you can actually see it playing out like a movie. I feel so blessed that I found you all 🙏💙🙏 P.S. I'm a only child it was just me and my momma my dad passed away when I was 2 she never remarried or even dated that I ever knew of anyway.
I taught out in Bethel for a few years and lived in Clyde and in Canton for four years. He sounds just like folks from that area. I think they have a distinct accent. This was a great interview, thanks for sharing.
You married a truly handsome, solid *man*. Sadly, this sort of real man has grown more and more rare by the year. Please, folks.... no man buns or skinny jeans.
Happy Friday a day the Lord has given and I shall be glad, I subscribed from the making cornbread video and have watched in a kinda patchy way, however I have been missing out Tipper. Thanking you kindly for sharing your life/family.
Enjoyed hearing about Matt's childhood and his family traditions, especially the one about oyster stew on Christmas eve, that is what my Grandmother fixed on Christmas eve also! I really liked his answer on his greatest accomplishment was his girls and your marriage. You are blessed to have Matt as your husband and I love watching all your videos and the twins also. My husband and I were blessed with twins also!
Thank you for sharing this interview but when did country folk start using words like "siblings "? I'm glad what he said about the importance of family. That was lovely.
I saw this video for the first time now. I watch her channel for a few years. Yes, we live in the cost consumer society. Most of the young people don’t want to fix anything. Well, they don’t want to work anymore….
I just love Matt- he's so steady, but I feel like he might have a wild hare or two! I'm older than you guys, but my Dad was a big quail hunter and a crack shot. I can still remember the last time I saw a momma bob white walking through my Gram's yard with her 5 little biddies behind her. That makes me so sad, but at least I have that memory. I guess most people today have never seen a bob white quail in their yard, much less heard one...
I really enjoyed this video, Tipper. There are many opportunities to get to know you and the girls, but Matt is usually quiet when the camera comes on. It was nice to get to know him a bit. Have a wonderful week.
Matt has the right set of values. I too grew up in a time when I could ride my bike to go fishing through oak forests and foothills when I was only 8 or 9 years old. My family could be brutal at times, but they taught me how to do and make things and how to be responsible. I'm sad to see the same post modernist cancer that has infected the rest of the country has arrived there too. Most young people in America today regardless of where they live don't even have a culture. Unless you consider listening to some variation of the awful electronic music that is produced today, dying their hair bright colors or collecting two dozen sexual partners before the age of 20 to be culture.
Thank you Tipper and Matt for sharing your life stories with us. My son is just like my husband. He's always been able to work on just about anything and fix it without calling someone else out to fix things for him. He lives down in Florida with his family now. He works so hard to provide for his family. But my husband's son from his 1st marriage is a little sissy fide and lazy. Haha, but he's a smart young man. 😉😀 My husband tried to take him to work with him, so he wouldn't grow up being like that, but he hated it. Not our son... he loved going to work with his daddy. Our son in law is a hard worker too. He can fix just about anything too. I was born a year before Matt and he's right....things have changed. We have to worry about our children, because of so much meanness in this world today. Kids today can't just go outside and play anymore like our generation did. We have to worry about kidnappers. I still worry about my daughter and my daughter in law. All this human trafficking going on scares me half to death. I tell them.... don't take your eyes off your kids and always pay attention to your surroundings. We can't hardly trust anyone these days without worrying about someone is hustling you for something. I could go on and on about that. I also pray everyday for my family that God will protect them and keep them safe. I pray God will always protect and keep ya'll safe too. God bless you and your family. 🥰
My Maw Maw was born & raised in Waynesville. I loved listening to Maw Maw. Once she told me a story about how she had a substitute bus driver who was unfamiliar with the roads. My Maw Maw directed the bus driver up a road knowing there was nowhere for the bus to turn around. They had a time getting that bus! For her troubles my grandpa let her walk to school from that time on. She didn't exactly always have the warmest feet! It was at the moment of hearing that particular story that I made sense. Today I am proud to be so much like her.
Do you have a video with The Deer Hunter tying knots, I love useful knots. I may have missed it, but would sure like him to make one, if he hasn’t already.
Love Oysters Stew Especially at Christmas Time Living on Gulf Coast Mobile Bay Alabama has delicious Oysters and Blue Claw Crab 🦀 And Soft Shell Crabs Gorgeous Shrimp 🍤 we are Blessed with Excellent Seafood 🦞 Farmers Of Gulf And Mobile Bay
Good interview. Although I've viewed and commented before. The beginning part where you say you grew up an only child made me think about that movie "The Jerk" 😅 sorry if you're tired of hearing it, but congratulations on being able to quit your job Matt! I realize you're still working hard though. 👍
I too are an only child. I grew self-reliant and older than I should of been. Can be quite lonely until you got used to your own company. Then you always want to be a loner. I also would of thought that Matt would be pulled over or had a wreck being so young. He made it to town twice. Lol!
Yall always use the natural resources that are available. You are both good stewards of the good earth. Matt is a humble man, isn't he? Raised to be respectful; that's another thing that is dying out. Over and out.
I like that he chose hunting and fishing over sports. I like that he traveled the woods on horseback. It is unfortunate the divison that exists between research education and skilled labor training. I had a close relative who was a science professor who enjoyed hunting, in his younger days, fishing, gardening, mechanical work, and house construction and maintenance all his life. His son became an engineer, but he does not like the mechanical work and the outdoors. I wish the introductory stages of science included examples of all skilled labor work and survival activities, but if you talk to an engineer and a hunter about the fact that marking the bore of a flintock rifle to cut a groove involves turning the cylindrical area into a triangle, they are both likely to say "that is not math", and go their separate ways.
I am slowly making my way though Tippers past videos. This Matt interview was cool. I didn't recognize Matt at first without his camouflaged clothes. lol Does Matt still work for the county? I think Matt should interview Tipper with the same questions. Is Matt spoiled being raised as an only child? lol He didn't mention his Mom??
The very first money I earned was 2 quarters for a morning of walking behind a neighbor plowing with his tractor and picking up fishing worms and putting them in a coffee can.. this was in 1959 when I was 5 years old I was so proud! I hated being used as slave labor in my fathers garage/tire shop from the age of 9.. I wish I had had a more normal childhood but I did learn a lot. There was a benefit..... I developed advanced procedural thinking and got to where I could figure things out and fix things. I did feel real old listening to this.... I got out of "staying in after school" early in elementary school the day Kennedy was assassinated. The name Pressley shows up in my family tree in Western NC , we are probably related somehow.
Most people we know are SHOCKED to learn that we make our own biscuits, cut and fry our own french fries, chop wood with an axe to burn in a cast iron wood stove, make bread and pizza, fix our own cars, and more. America is poor because, 1. debt and 2. we pay people to do everything for us. Not me.
I’m in the same generation as you and your husband. Crazy and a little disheartening how today’s young people, even in your presumably rural area, are not into fixing things and self-reliance. Great interview, and I’m sure your husband can share much more about his past and growing up.
I love this and totally agree. When my grandpa and daddy had something to do they just did it, fixed it repaired it! My mother grew up in Waynesville also. We come back several times a year!❤
Thanks to Matt for sharing some of his life growing up. Thank you Tipper for being such a beautiful lady, wife, and mother. God bless.
How sweet
Didn't grow up in Appalachia but our people here in Missouri lived a lot like Appalachians...very resilient, frugal and self sufficient. I grew up canning with my great aunt and cooking with my Nanny. My dad grew up on a farm but was a traveling salesman who wore a suit everyday. There was little he couldn't do and he helped every fall in butchering with all the men from our small community. He never did hunt and fish much but loved to do the cooking. I loved visiting with my greats and still miss them. Wonderful way to grow up and live.
I’ve lived most of my life in Missouri and I agree with you 100%
My Dad taught us how to drive early, too, though more about age 10. On our road, we had one neighbor directly to the south and about 2 miles to the north. There was hardly any traffic so a good place to teach us.
We sure could use a few more men (like a few million more) like your husband. That he helps with the gardening and canning is so rare!
.......Thank you for focusing on the beautiful pleasant side of life in the Appalachians and the people and everyday life. Too many like to sensationalize the poor and the poverty stricken as if that did not occur anywhere else in the nation. You have a wonderful family and lifestyle and I enjoy every video you make...Many thanks for sharing it with us....
Yes, those other things you speak of existing all over. Nothing more than government hogwash to manipulate and make us more dependent and compliance!
@@gillisBR549 I agree. I have never even been to that part of the country, but different documentaries have always led folks to believe, I think, that the people there are so deprived and on the very lowest of the poverty line. I agree that is all over. Every place has the poor. In fact in the Bible, Jesus tells us we will always have the poor with us. That is one thing I love about these channels -- they let us know there is a different side to the Appalachian life.
@@Jacelyn5440 , very well stated!
I especially liked the background sounds of jarflies and also the outside environment was an excellent choice for the interview. At least for me, hearing him talk about his childhood combined with the surrounding scenery and sounds just took me back to my own childhood and my grandparents garden on Cherry Bottom Mountain. Thank you so much for the memories.
Thank you Tipper. Your husband is a good man with a good heart.
Such an important story to tell. Matt as well as you have and are livin a lifetime together with all the knowledge of times past. We are the same. It’s a great way to live, learn, and experience! I love seein my own daughter, transplant in the West Colorado, has carried our traditions into a country much different from ours.
Blessings 🌼
I guess I'm behind. Didn't know you, Matt, we're raised by your Dad alone. Please share why. Tipper, you and your husband have a lot in common it seems. Gardening, canning, etc. How special. I'm so happy for your family to have what you have. People don't realize what they have until they don't have it. God continue to bless.
I’m so glad I found this! Thank you, Matt and Tipper!
Thanks Tipper and Thanks Matt,for the interview. Matt's upbringing sounds like a good and wholesome one,and similar to mine.Learned to drive in my Dad's old 68 station wagon Rambler in the pasture field with the cows.(the cows survived 🙂)That Willys jeep sounds like a young boys dream come to true.
Matt's most proud of his family ,and I can see why,such a lovely family. Good People are the Salt of the Earth.You folks sure have seasoned my life. 🙂
What a great interview! Matt is such a cool guy!
Tipper, you have a good man there; and he has a good woman.
Thank you Sheila!!
And what's that Sheila, a killing machine? All I heard him say is that he loves to shoot and kill anything he sees and he is proud of it. These men have a sensitivity chip missing. How can you enjoy blowing away some cute little rabbit and watch them die a horribly painful death? I hate people who hunt. The way God created us in the beginning was in harmony with animals. Sin is what took that harmony away but you don't have to continue in that sin by killing His beloved creatures. He created our bodies to survive without meat. The women in the South don't have much choice when it comes to men, they are all hunters. To hunt for absolute necessity is one thing but to hunt for sport is another thing entirely and never what God intended. These men are cold, cold hearted.
He sounds like a down to earth fellow.
Just found this! Matt is awesome!
Thank you 😊
Thank you Matt! Enjoyed hearing about your past! 😊🇨🇦
Fabulous interview, Tipper! What a joy to learn more about Matt and his side of the family. I was pleasantly surprised to hear about his family tradition of making Oyster Stew on Christmas Eve!!! Growing up in southwest PA, I remember my Grandfather making a delicious pot of Oyster Stew every Christmas Eve. When I saw that bucket of oysters being delivered, I knew we were living high on the hog and in for a delicious feast!! It was a very special event for us, even when we moved to Florida many years later. Pap always said that our ancestors came from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. We assumed that's where the tradition of Oyster Stew on Christmas Eve began. I'm not sure if Pap's recipe was "traditional" but it sure was lip smackin' good!! Pap would put a huge stock pot on the stove, fill it with lots of butter, carnation canned milk and tons of pepper. Chunks of potatoes went in next. While that was warming up, he would clean the oysters and remove any remaining shells or debris. Once the potatoes were nearly tender, in went the oysters. We liked eating this "thin" version with Oyster Crackers on Christmas Eve, but the day after Christmas, Pap would add a rue of flour, butter and milk to thicken the stew. Sometimes he would add shrimp and corn to create more of a chowder than a stew. While I loved both versions of the Oyster Stew, my favorite part was on Christmas Day when Pap would fry up the remaining oysters from the bucket. Pan fried to a crispy golden brown - mouth watering delicious!! Thank you both so very much for bringing back so many wonderful memories for me!!
Yum! I wish I could have eaten those special Christmas meals with you all 😀
Im Glad I found this video. Very interesting 🙂
Just watched this 2 years later and I love it !❤
Tipper I think your doing a fine job with your interviewing.
I really liked Matt's presentation of his life growing up till now.
It's nice to get a glimpse of your family. Matt would get along with my family because we all love hunting and fishing.
Keep it up TIPPER........
Debbie-thank you!!
I love the south and I love the people from Appalachia. I have always loved Tennessee and Georgia and I have experienced some of the best southern hospitality in these two states, but for some reason I don't know much about North Carolina, and obviously I've missed out, because watching your videos I would love to have grown up in your area. It's beautiful and no doubt has some of the best people in the world living there. I dearly love your videos. You have a beautiful family and a wonderful husband. You all are just my kind of people. Thank you sooo much for sharing your story and your love for Appalachians. It's just so heart warming and interesting.
Very nice...he seems shy and kind.
The mountain ways moved with mountain people. I grew up in northern Ohio, my dad was from Kentucky and mom was from Virginia. We grew up on a road called Hillbilly Heaven, it was like a holler and all our neighbors were from Appalachia. We raised our own pigs and butchered them, made our lard. Raised a huge garden and canned, dad and my brothers hunted and fished. We dried our apples, grandma pickled corn in 50 gal. churns. We made our own cow butter, I don't know how old I was before we had store bought margarine. We went to the Old Regular Baptist Church. We just had our own Hillbilly community it. It's still there and I love the neighbors that is left there.When I married my 1st husband who was from Appalachia, he laughed and said I was more of a hillbilly than he was.
I'm going back watching some of the older videos and listening to your husband tell about some of his greatest joys in his life being his children brought a tear to my eyes . Tipper you can tell by just listening to him how much he loves you and the girls... He sounds like a good family man.♥️
My sweetie and I have so enjoyed ,out on the front porch as the sun slips slowly out of sight, all Matt has shared , huntin and fishing is something my husband and his brothers have enjoyed over the years, tell him for us thanks for sharing
Susie-thank you both for watching!!
Your interviews remind me of the ethnographers of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Very valuable!
Glad you did this interview. What a great guy. Very interesting life he has led. You're blessed to have him around.
Thank you Matt and Tipper.
Sounds familiar, a lot of people around here in East TN had a similar childhood.
The sneaking and driving in the pastures brings back a lot of good and a few bad memories.
He said he and his dad would dig ramps. I ve only heard 1 other person talk about ramps. Not many people know what they are. Maybe you can do a video on them. Very interesting. The person that told me about them said they would go to a ramp festival but I had never heard of them.
Ramps are delicious but you smell like them all day after eating them. 😁
Great interview
Thank You Tipper for Having Matt tell Us His Side of the Appalachian Culture from His Childhood until Now..And His Outlook on what has Changed. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.. I agree Matt the Freedoms that were there as A Child will probably never return, and I'm Much older than You. Broke my heart for My Boys & Even More for My Now 9 Grandchildren. Even Family is No Longer the Same..
First, it’s good to see Matt without a hat on and see his handsome face. I would say that the girls really favor their daddy. Yet, sometimes I swear that they look just like you, Tipper. 😊. Our bringing up and life experiences make us who we are and it’s no wonder Matt is a self reliant and rugged individual. He’s a keeper! Thank you for sharing your life and experiences Matt😊
I totally agree! 🙂 So glad you enjoy our videos!!
Thakyou Ms Tipper and Matt. I just love hearing Matts story. So sad that the "normal" life Matt and myself and millions of us around the world share has been changed by technology and demands of the consumer society. Is this healthy for the future societies?...I would think not as the need to hunt and fish for survival have been encroached upon by overfishing and over hunting and indeed what was once deep forest and vast lands streching for miles and miles are now being sought after for housing etc. It is going to be a major worry one day and the inevitability of it all becomes very salient as one ponders the subject. God bless us all. Cheers Ms Tipper and Big dog Matt...blessings.
I can remember learning to drive when I was 10 and 11 years old driving around with my daddy in the old 55 Chevy pickup truck on the dirt roads up around the curve back in the hollars and down by the creeks .I can also remember sittin on my Daddy's lap when I was knee high to a grasshopper about 5 or 6 holdin on to the stir in wheel on our way to the little ole mountain country store to get us an Rc cola and a moon pie to go fishin and we'ed go swimmin in the deeper parts of the creek after we were through fishin. Those are some great memories layin back on the bank in the breeze and the swaying of the trees and the birds chirpen and the trickle of the creek.and runnin around catchen fire flies in an old Mason jar and puttin by my bed at night lay there watchin there twinklin until I feel off to sleep.waken up to the smells of my mawmaw grindin coffee and the smells of biscuits and gravy and knowing that me and my brothers were gonna be runnin around playing with the chickens the dogs climbing trees or up in the barn picked black berries and of course doing our fair share of pickin and gatherin to help put up for the winter. My mawmaw was always stirin somethin up in the kitchen the smells would draw you in from outside you knowing that what ever it was she was cookin would melt in your mouth. Oh how I miss my mawmaw.i beacon the days gone by and sometimes I can still smell the wifts of her mouth waterin cookins.
Thank you Donna-I loved hearing your memories 😀
Great interview, full of wonderful memories!!!!! Such a good man. 🙏🏻
Good stuff.
Matt keeps it real!
You can tell Matt & Tipper are great people.
It is no wonder Katie & Cori are so awesome:
good DNA, good raising.
You are so kind-thank you 😀
Matt is one of main reasons why I watch this channel, he’s a great role model for our youth and believe it or not I draw inspiration from him as well I’m a 37 year old man that’s had a heart for mountain life since I was very little. Growing up we did spend some time in the mountains but not enough in my opinion, we need more young men taking influence from Matt and men like him. Praise the Lord for the Pressley family! We love you all here out west!
Thank you for the kind words 😀
Daddy had a keep too, & that’s where I learned to drive. Y’all are so sweet together. Love your family. Carolina people are good, aren’t we?!
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2:10...Phil Robertson was an outstanding quarterback at LSU (his backup was Terry Bradshaw). He could’ve been a pro quarterback, but says football got in the way of hunting ducks!
This is a wonderful video! I would imagine Matt was way outside his comfort zone as he seems to be the strong silent type. I’m thankful for good men like him with good values and work ethic. Love this channel! Thanks for sharing your family.
So enjoyed hearing Matt's story. These videos are such a great way to preserve family history. My maternal grandmother was from Waynesville.
Wonderful video! Love your strong morals and tremendous family strength. Family. God, Country and Family. ❤️😊 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for being so candid.
Thank you for that matt❤😊. Only fishing and hunting in my family too! And bear hunting!!!❤
Tipper, I loved this video, too! I am sure I am going to enjoy "Celebrating Appalachia" so much. It just seems like a little while ago that I was in school with Tony and friends with Cindy, where did the time go? The Deer Hunter is so right that things have changed, but for those who loved growing up here and living here, we will try to hang on as long as we can to all that is good about Appalachia.
Thank you Paula!!
Amen! To hanging on.
It so good to visit with you Tipper and family, so much needed all the joy you bring. You do a beautyful job! I look forward to every video!
Thank you so much!
My grandparents lived in Canton.. Wesley and Bertha Pressley, Uncle Grover Pressley, Uncle Richard Pressley.. I was born in 1970..
Maybe you and Matt are related ? ?
Excellent interview with Matt. It's good to learn more about the head of the Pressley household, who seems a lot less eager than his wife and daughters to talk to a camera.
Enjoyed this video! I live in a small town of about 150 people one hour north of Raleigh. My son attended Haywood Community College. He graduated from there in 2018. We rented a house on Lake Junaluska for him while he was there. Absolutely love that area. Have visited Murphy a few times too. That region always soothes my soul.
Just loved this video. Matt is a man's man fir sure!!❤❤
I really enjoyed meeting Matt. He's a winner.
He sure is-I couldn't make it without him 😀 Thank you Dianne!!
I love your family, Tipper! You are all so genuine and loving. Bless you. ❤
Thanks so much 😀
What an interesting interview with a real man who carries on the wonderful traditions of life in Appalachia! Thanks for asking such a good variety of questions of your husband, Tipper. Next perhaps you can interview his dad?
Appalachian resilience is one of the things that's going to save this country...or at least the people of Appalachia.
He reminds me of a lot of the men I knew growing up family and not, Appalachians and southerners. Definitely makes me think a lot about me childhood and life then. Web you asked what has changed, his answer nearly broke my heart. Not just because I know he is right but also because I know he doesn’t have to be.
When I was young I wanted to be like my father. Now that I am old I still want to be like Daddy. I will never reach my goal I know but I will continue to try.
Papaw-that shows you had a great daddy!
I’m with him on the hunting & fishing! Never had much use for sports!
That is a dependable man there. Ive seen Jeremiah Johnson for years and named my son Caleb he makes me think of him. Just hunting and fishing.
Great video, as always.......I heard a jar fly. Haven't heard one in years.
I’m in eastern NC Family here since 1700’s. I so wish my direct line had settled in those beautiful Mountains. Our grandparents, great grandparents etc pretty much lived same lifestyle. Except for fact of “ civilization “ got to us much quicker. I respect our NC mountain brethren for resisting the “ modern ways”(too much dependency!!) for as long as they did. I fully intend to get back to the REAL WAY of living as fast as I can. God Bless.
I'm so thankful I found this video just been hunting going through the older videos to see how it all started. This is a wonderful video to hear you interview Matt you did a excellent job and he does a great job telling about his life . All of you have a talent in talking about your life it's like you can close your eyes and listen to any of the family talking you can actually see it playing out like a movie. I feel so blessed that I found you all 🙏💙🙏
P.S. I'm a only child it was just me and my momma my dad passed away when I was 2 she never remarried or even dated that I ever knew of anyway.
Thank you Suzie 😀
I taught out in Bethel for a few years and lived in Clyde and in Canton for four years. He sounds just like folks from that area. I think they have a distinct accent. This was a great interview, thanks for sharing.
Hayley-neat! I lived in Bethel when I met Matt all those years ago : )
You married a truly handsome, solid *man*. Sadly, this sort of real man has grown more and more rare by the year.
Please, folks.... no man buns or skinny jeans.
Happy Friday a day the Lord has given and I shall be glad,
I subscribed from the making cornbread video and have watched in a kinda patchy way, however I have been missing out Tipper.
Thanking you kindly for sharing your life/family.
Thank you 😊
👋💙🙏💙👋Just love you all. Such sweethearts. God bless!!’
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Enjoyed hearing about Matt's childhood and his family traditions, especially the one about oyster stew on Christmas eve, that is what my Grandmother fixed on Christmas eve also! I really liked his answer on his greatest accomplishment was his girls and your marriage. You are blessed to have Matt as your husband and I love watching all your videos and the twins also. My husband and I were blessed with twins also!
Yay for twins 😀 Thank you so much for watching!!
Thank you for sharing this interview but when did country folk start using words like "siblings "? I'm glad what he said about the importance of family. That was lovely.
I saw this video for the first time now. I watch her channel for a few years. Yes, we live in the cost consumer society. Most of the young people don’t want to fix anything. Well, they don’t want to work anymore….
Love this. He said it all.
How did i miss this? 😅
Matt is such a cool fella. We share the same birthday, so he's got to be cool. 😅
Great interview! Thank you for sharing.
Very nice interview. Keep up the great work!
I lived in Clyde, NC which is in the same area. Lived there for about 4 years as a kid.
greatstuff and good interview thanks
Betty-thank you for watching!
I just love Matt- he's so steady, but I feel like he might have a wild hare or two! I'm older than you guys, but my Dad was a big quail hunter and a crack shot. I can still remember the last time I saw a momma bob white walking through my Gram's yard with her 5 little biddies behind her. That makes me so sad, but at least I have that memory. I guess most people today have never seen a bob white quail in their yard, much less heard one...
That about sums him up 😀
Blessed is all I can say.
I really enjoyed this video, Tipper. There are many opportunities to get to know you and the girls, but Matt is usually quiet when the camera comes on. It was nice to get to know him a bit. Have a wonderful week.
Glad you enjoyed it!
All I wanted todo was hunt and fish. ME TOO !
Matt has the right set of values. I too grew up in a time when I could ride my bike to go fishing through oak forests and foothills when I was only 8 or 9 years old. My family could be brutal at times, but they taught me how to do and make things and how to be responsible. I'm sad to see the same post modernist cancer that has infected the rest of the country has arrived there too. Most young people in America today regardless of where they live don't even have a culture. Unless you consider listening to some variation of the awful electronic music that is produced today, dying their hair bright colors or collecting two dozen sexual partners before the age of 20 to be culture.
Interesting interview enjoyed. Your husband appears to be a good man
He is the best!! 😀 I'm a lucky woman.
Where was his mother while he was growing up?
Thank you Tipper and Matt for sharing your life stories with us. My son is just like my husband. He's always been able to work on just about anything and fix it without calling someone else out to fix things for him. He lives down in Florida with his family now. He works so hard to provide for his family. But my husband's son from his 1st marriage is a little sissy fide and lazy. Haha, but he's a smart young man. 😉😀 My husband tried to take him to work with him, so he wouldn't grow up being like that, but he hated it. Not our son... he loved going to work with his daddy. Our son in law is a hard worker too. He can fix just about anything too. I was born a year before Matt and he's right....things have changed. We have to worry about our children, because of so much meanness in this world today. Kids today can't just go outside and play anymore like our generation did. We have to worry about kidnappers. I still worry about my daughter and my daughter in law. All this human trafficking going on scares me half to death. I tell them.... don't take your eyes off your kids and always pay attention to your surroundings. We can't hardly trust anyone these days without worrying about someone is hustling you for something. I could go on and on about that. I also pray everyday for my family that God will protect them and keep them safe. I pray God will always protect and keep ya'll safe too. God bless you and your family. 🥰
Thank you Bonnie 😀
My husband was an only child also. The best 🤗🙏💕
My Maw Maw was born & raised in Waynesville.
I loved listening to Maw Maw. Once she told me a story about how she had a substitute bus driver who was unfamiliar with the roads. My Maw Maw directed the bus driver up a road knowing there was nowhere for the bus to turn around. They had a time getting that bus! For her troubles my grandpa let her walk to school from that time on. She didn't exactly always have the warmest feet!
It was at the moment of hearing that particular story that I made sense.
Today I am proud to be so much like her.
Do you have a video with The Deer Hunter tying knots, I love useful knots. I may have missed it, but would sure like him to make one, if he hasn’t already.
I don't have one but that's a good idea! I'll see if he'll make one 🙂
New subscriber. Enjoying your videos. Binge watching all your videos. I didn't hear Matt mention his mother. Did she pass away when he was young?
Thank you!!! He grew up with his father 😀
Tipper, My family always said "hug me up" . We have always wondered where it came from
Love Oysters Stew Especially at Christmas Time Living on Gulf Coast Mobile Bay Alabama has delicious Oysters and Blue Claw Crab 🦀 And Soft Shell Crabs Gorgeous Shrimp 🍤 we are Blessed with Excellent Seafood 🦞 Farmers Of Gulf And Mobile Bay
If I own it I fix it. It is a skill all need to learn.
Good interview. Although I've viewed and commented before. The beginning part where you say you grew up an only child made me think about that movie "The Jerk" 😅 sorry if you're tired of hearing it, but congratulations on being able to quit your job Matt! I realize you're still working hard though. 👍
I too are an only child. I grew self-reliant and older than I should of been. Can be quite lonely until you got used to your own company. Then you always want to be a loner. I also would of thought that Matt would be pulled over or had a wreck being so young. He made it to town twice. Lol!
Good stuff, Matt
Yall always use the natural resources that are available. You are both good stewards of the good earth. Matt is a humble man, isn't he? Raised to be respectful; that's another thing that is dying out. Over and out.
Two wonderful people right there! What is a ramp? I got your cookbook
But didn’t see a definition for it. Might have missed it.
😀 Thank you! They grow wild. You can find our more here: ruclips.net/video/m5BC5TANmc4/видео.html
I like that he chose hunting and fishing over sports. I like that he traveled the woods on horseback.
It is unfortunate the divison that exists between research education and skilled labor training. I had a close relative who was a science professor who enjoyed hunting, in his younger days, fishing, gardening, mechanical work, and house construction and maintenance all his life. His son became an engineer, but he does not like the mechanical work and the outdoors. I wish the introductory stages of science included examples of all skilled labor work and survival activities, but if you talk to an engineer and a hunter about the fact that marking the bore of a flintock rifle to cut a groove involves turning the cylindrical area into a triangle, they are both likely to say "that is not math", and go their separate ways.
I am slowly making my way though Tippers past videos. This Matt interview was cool. I didn't recognize Matt at first without his camouflaged clothes. lol Does Matt still work for the county? I think Matt should interview Tipper with the same questions. Is Matt spoiled being raised as an only child? lol He didn't mention his Mom??
Glad you enjoyed it! He does still work for the county 😀 You can see where he interviewed me here: ruclips.net/video/yTrfvPo9l3M/видео.html
I'd move to appalachia I just couldn't deal with those cold winters a cold winters day for me is 50F
Did Matt cut those tall trees behind him and make that barrier fence? I really like that they look so long stretched out on the ground.🌲
He did cut them 😀 they logs are the side of a raised bed on the bank. Thank you for watching!
The very first money I earned was 2 quarters for a morning of walking behind a neighbor plowing with his tractor and picking up fishing worms and putting them in a coffee can.. this was in 1959 when I was 5 years old I was so proud! I hated being used as slave labor in my fathers garage/tire shop from the age of 9.. I wish I had had a more normal childhood but I did learn a lot. There was a benefit..... I developed advanced procedural thinking and got to where I could figure things out and fix things. I did feel real old listening to this.... I got out of "staying in after school" early in elementary school the day Kennedy was assassinated. The name Pressley shows up in my family tree in Western NC , we are probably related somehow.
Love that memory of the worms 😀 I bet you and Matt are related somewhere down the line 😀
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Most people we know are SHOCKED to learn that we make our own biscuits, cut and fry our own french fries, chop wood with an axe to burn in a cast iron wood stove, make bread and pizza, fix our own cars, and more. America is poor because, 1. debt and 2. we pay people to do everything for us.
Not me.