Bachman has held a deep interest and passion for the traditional cultures and history of Virginia since childhood. In recent years this pursuit has led to research into the Virginia Folklore Society archives at the University of Virginia, as well as other lesser known folk histories of the commonwealth. For additional information please contact danilbachman@gmail.com or aldonadye@gmail.com

Digging into the Archives, UVA Library Brings Old Folksong Recordings to Light

Juneteenth in Virginia: Keeping the Celebration Going

Presentation on the Virginia Folklore Society, Rhizome, Washington DC, 2021.

Texas Gladden: Memories of Mangus Hollow, with Vicki Miller.

Bioregional Folk Herbalist, Heather Bedford, stands along the Potomac river, Westmoreland County, Virginia, 2018.

Beech Tree, plant medicine of Virginia's Northern Neck.

Having some fun with Jeff, Priscilla, and Mike Campbell, Salem, Virginia, 2018.

Jeff, Priscilla, and Mike Campbell singing "Amazing Grace".

Tom Haga showing his Gibson Mandolin, Henrytown, Virginia, 2019.

Tom Haga singing "Kentucky I'm Coming to You".

Community Historian Charles Gallagher points to large tree etching by an unknown artist, Westmoreland County, Virginia, 2016.

"Wayfaring Stranger" from Charles Gallagher's Memorial Service, 2019.

Fred Debusk with his drivable woolly mammoth sculpture “Woolly”. Woolly Mammoth Days, Saltville Virginia, 2019.

Woolly Mammoth Days Saltville Virginia.

Celestial Sculptures, Petersburg Virginia 2017.