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Last year, communities celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop. Over the past half century, hip hop has gone from a marginalized art form to a mainstream powerhouse. It developed in major metropolitan centers like New York, Los Angeles and the South, but took root in Appalachia, too. Folkways Reporter Vanessa Peña reports on hip hop in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsErik Hall has done something remarkable, even Herculean in scope. By himself, he has home-recorded Steve Reich's Music For 18 Musicians. The score calls for more than 18 players, in some cases doubling on other instruments. Eclectopia's Jim Lange speaks with Hall about his masterwork.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAfter a decade of planning and construction, residents of Bent Mountain, Virginia, said they still worry the Mountain Valley Pipeline could affect their safety, their water quality and their property values.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) has created a free, digitally accessible poster depicting 17 different covered bridges around the state to raise awareness about the sites.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer lawmaker Doug Skaff was bit by two copperheads in May. Reporter Jack Walker caught up with him and asked what his recovery process has been like so far.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, some residents living near the Mountain Valley Pipeline have been watching it for several years. Now that the pipeline is carrying natural gas, they say they’ll continue to do so. Curtis Tate has the story from Bent Mountain, Virginia.
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