This week on Inside Appalachia, since 1967, Foxfire has been a storehouse of traditional Appalachian knowledge that still helps people today. It continues to preserve music and history, but part of Foxfire’s heritage has been recording the stories of Appalachian women. This week, we explore Foxfire — its past, present and future.
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JT Nero and Allison Russell release music as Birds of Chicago, who make their third appearance on Mountain Stage on this weekend’s show, hitting NPR Music stations starting December 13. Joined by guitarist Steve Dawson, our Song of the Week is Birds of Chicago’s “Lodestar,” which appears on Love in Wartime, the band’s 2018 full-length release.
You can hear the rest of Birds of Chicago’s set, as well as live performances by San Fermin, Fruit Bats, Office Culture and Cataldo, on this week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce. Click here to find a station that carries Mountain Stage in your area. Be sure to check out our page at NPR Music and subscribe to our podcast so you don’t miss a note.
Holly Ridpath, a first-grade teacher at Ronceverte Elementary School in Greenbrier County, earned West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Above and Beyond Award for October 2024.
This week’s episode of Mountain Stage was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee during the first of two shows at The Franklin Theatre. Host Kathy Mattea welcomed Madi Diaz, Judith ...