We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
LISTEN: Holly Cole Has Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week From 2002
Audience members at Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington, W.Va. ready to enjoy Mountain Stage as part of the Jazz-MU-Tazz series in June, 2002.Brian Blauser
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This week’s broadcast is a Mountain Stage Archive Special, recorded in Huntington, West Virginia in 2002. The jazz-inflected line-up includes saxophonist Joe Lovano, renowned jazz violinist Johnny Frigo, modern zydeco troupe Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, genre-crossing vocal/guitar jazz duo Tuck and Patti, and sensational vocalist Holly Cole.
Renowned vocalist Holly Cole has our Song of the Week, a performance of “Cry (If I Want To)” originally released on Cole’s 1996 album It Happened One Night.
Holly Cole-Cry If You Want To, 2002
1 of 6 — Joe Lovano Street Band on Mountain Stage 2002
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2 of 6 — Holly Cole, Mountain Stage 2002
Singer Holly Cole on Mountain Stage in 2002.
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3 of 6 — Johnny Frigo on Mountain Stage, 2002
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4 of 6 — Sean Ardoin & Zydekool on Mountain Stage, 2002
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5 of 6 — Tuck and Patti on Mountain Stage, 2002
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6 of 6 — Audience – Jazz Mu Tazz, 2002
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We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
This week, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. Also, folk singer Ginny Hawker grew up singing the hymns of the Primitive Baptist Church, but she didn’t think of performing until she got a little boost from Appalachian icon Hazel Dickens. And, the chef of an award-winning Asheville restaurant was shaped by memories of growing up in West Virginia.
Halloween may be over, but mountain state spookiness continues on with a new film called “Self-Help.” Shot in locations near Huntington, the horror movie follows a college student who infiltrates a dangerous self-actualization community after her mother becomes entangled with its leader.