Big Jim brings you tall tales to help beat back the summer.
Some of the videos of Big Jim Griffith telling tall tales or talking of local traditions.
- Jim Griffith Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Leslie Keith was born in Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia in the first decade of the 20th Century, became fascinated to old-time fiddling at an early age. In 1923 he moved with his mother to Birmingham, Alabama, where his professional career began.
- Jim Griffith Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Willie Walker, banjo player, from Texas to Tucson via Chicago.
Folklorist Jim Griffith dives deeper in part two about this Mexican holiday.
Folklorist Jim Griffith discusses traditions and lore surrounding this Mexican holiday.
- Jim Griffith Special to the Arizona Daily Star
When I started looking for traditional musicians in Southern Arizona, it didn’t enter my mind that one of the first such people I would meet would be a fine Northeast Canadian fiddler … but such was the case.
San Xavier Mission is an absolutely unique piece of Spanish Colonial architecture. Not just a building, it is remarkably well-preserved late 18th-century built environment. It is a destination for tourists, art lovers, religious pilgrims, and others. It is intricately woven into the cultural…
I'm continuing my sporadic series of introductions to regional folk musicians and others. All have performed at Tucson Meet Yourself; all have passed on.
Jim Griffith is taking a break. This is a replay of an old favorite.
Jokes are a part of any culture’s folklore and can serve as a kind of salve or ointment that we can slather over the raw places in our consciousness.
Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.
University of Arizona 2026 pro day took place inside Casino del Sol stadium on Wednesday morning.
The Planetary Science Institute will debut a collection of space art by one of its founding scientists and other artists at its headquarters in Tucson on Sunday.
See the A1 covers from the past for this day in history.
PHOENIX — State senators voted Thursday to abolish the unpaid holiday honoring now-dishonored labor leader César Chávez — but not before rejecting a bid by Democrats to rename it to honor the farmworkers movement, and shutting down all debate over that proposal.
The No Labels Party would have to start from scratch if it wants to operate in Arizona under a new name, a judge says in a new ruling.
An Arizona bill would impose strict limits on government mass surveillance efforts, including the use license plate readers.
Arizona is gearing up for a potential legal battle over Colorado River water, hiring a high-powered law firm with Supreme Court experience. As drought worsens and negotiations stall, officials warn a court fight over shrinking water supplies may be next.
She also said she would block President Donald Trump's order that all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic and its chatbot Claude.
Senators are reviewing a "last and final" Republican offer to end the funding impasse that disrupted travel.
The plans come in tandem with an ongoing effort to get Trump's face on a coin.
"See this pen right here?" he said in a diatribe about a marker customized for the White House. "This pen is an interesting example."
Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.
A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.
A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.
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A Tucson middle school teacher and girls high school assistant basketball coach has been arrested on suspicion of 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
In an interview aired Thursday on NBC’s “Today,” Savannah Guthrie said she immediately wondered if she was the reason her 84-year-old mother was taken from her Tucson home.
In a tearful interview Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show, Savannah Guthrie pleaded for information that leads to a resolution of the case of her missing 84-year-old mother.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing by her Tucson home Feb. 1.
PHOENIX — State senators voted Thursday to abolish the unpaid holiday honoring now-dishonored labor leader César Chávez — but not before rejecting a bid by Democrats to rename it to honor the farmworkers movement, and shutting down all debate over that proposal.
Political Notebook: Destination unknown as Pima supes probe sheriff NanosFor Star subscribers: The Democrat-dominated Pima County Board of Supervisors may not try to oust Dem Sheriff Chris Nanos, though some want to. Plus, more on Oro Valley elections and Turning Point USA.
Supervisors in Tuesday approved beginning an effort to dig into Sheriff Chris Nanos' work history after news reports that he made misrepresentations years ago when he moved to Tucson from El Paso. The end result could result in his removal from office.
An Arizona bill would impose strict limits on government mass surveillance efforts, including the use license plate readers.