Encore: Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites. Also, the Fly Around Music & Arts Festival in North Carolina was inspired by the hard work that followed Hurricane Helene. And, a ballad about floods recorded a generation ago still provides solace for people today.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Nov. 06, 2026

Handmade Music School And American Chestnuts Trees, Inside Appalachia

This week, a new generation is learning the story behind "Brown Hill," a song by influential bluegrass band The Lost and Found. Also, data centers are changing the landscape, and one project is planning to plow over an extremely rare stand of seed-producing American chestnut trees. And, small food producers embrace digital technology for the humble farm stand.

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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas +, Nov. 06, 2026

‘Jay’ Rockefeller Dies At 89

Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Nov. 06, 2026

New Appalachian Horror, Science Fiction Anthology, This West Virginia Morning

These Dreaming Hills is a new horror and science fiction anthology collecting stories from across Appalachia. Inside Appalachia's Bill Lynch spoke with editor Noah Ashley Blooms about the book.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Nov. 05, 2026

Appalachia’s Ancient Cave Systems, This West Virginia Morning

Appalachia is full of ancient cave systems. Some are so deep nobody’s sure where they begin or end. For Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Andrea “river” Peterson explored a once-privately owned underground landscape that recently became a Pennsylvania State Park.

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, Nov. 05, 2026

LISTEN: Martin Sexton Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes Martin Sexton, Willi Carlisle, Denitia, Magnolia Boulevard, and Aleksi Campagne.

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Arts & Culture Andrea "river" Peterson, Nov. 02, 2026

Appalachian Artists Sing Their Opposition To Data Centers

Appalachia has a rich history of protest music. Today, some regional musicians are using their voices to oppose data centers being built across Appalachia and the artificial intelligence they power. Folkways Reporter Andrea “river” Peterson has more.

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