Tennessee photographer Stacy Kranitz is attracting attention for her visceral photos of life in Appalachia and the South. Sometimes her photos are hard to look at, but they’re always compelling. That’s the case with a project published earlier this year. ProPublica’s story, “The Year After a Denied Abortion,” follows a young family in Tennessee.
Can’t make it Europe to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Don your best green and join Mountain Stage as we open up the archives for some great Celtic music.
Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Broadcasting, “Mountain Stage After Midnight” takes the best episodes from the show’s 31 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners.
Join us for some toe-tapping Celtic tunes this Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15 for “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”
First up is our Mountain Stage Celtic music special, featuring archived performances from Celtic rockers, folkers and poppers, including Bell X1, Karen Casey & John Doyle, Cathie Ryan, Lunasa, The Lost Brothers and Celtic Fiddle Festival and The Henry Girls.
We’ll also hear a Mountain Stage broadcast from the 2011 Celtic Connection Festival in Glasgow, Scotland. This show includes sets from R&B singer Mavis Staples, Scottish multi-instrumentalist Dougie MacLean, Boston-based string band Joy Kills Sorrow and singer-guitarist duo Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore.
Tennessee photographer Stacy Kranitz is attracting attention for her visceral photos of life in Appalachia and the South. Sometimes her photos are hard to look at, but they’re always compelling. That’s the case with a project published earlier this year. ProPublica’s story, “The Year After a Denied Abortion,” follows a young family in Tennessee.
The Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival happens every Memorial Day weekend on the grounds of a scenic state park. It’s a four-day celebration that culminates with an exquisite tradition: the Grand March, a dance that has been taught to Kentucky college students in Pineville since the first festival in 1931.
The National Pro Road Bike Championships came to the streets of Charleston last week, ending over the weekend. Events included a time trial along the Kanawha River, a one mile loop through the downtown streets and a longer course through the hills and flats around the city.
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s mechanism for funding emergency shelters shifted earlier this year to an application-based system. As Chris Schulz reports, that change has proved a boon for some – and a problem for others.