There’s a style of singing in bluegrass and traditional music that’s rooted in the music of Primitive and Old Regular Baptist churches, places where singers like bluegrass legend Stanley were raised. On a recent episode of Inside Appalachia, reporter Zack Harold introduced us to a woman who helps keep this sacred tradition alive.
Be a cross-cultural travelerwhen you go hear Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Indian Classical Vocalist.
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (vocalist)
Sanjay Deshpande (Tabla)
Tanmay Deochake (Harmonium)
India Center – Charleston, WV
Admission: $ 15 advance or $ 20 at the door
(Children under 16 = Free)
Supporter’s Dinner Before the Event
6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. $ 50.00 Per Person (includes the program)
Call 255-0293 for your reservation
South Asia Cultural Society, inc.505 Northwestern Ave. Beckley, WV 25801
(Creating Windows to the Rich Heritage of South Asia)
Bringing New Tunes to West Virginia
Or if women’s choral music appeals to you:
womanSong Chorale presents (click on The Road Home)
The Road Home This Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. At St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 26 Norwood Rd, Charleston, West Virginia
Or get thee to see the MET in HD:
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Maestro James Levine.
James Levine returns to the Met podium! The encore showing of the Met in HD performance of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Wednesday April 30 at 6:30 p.m. At the Nitro, Barboursville and Morgantown cinemas.
This week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded live at the Canady Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomed SHADOWLANDS feat. S. Carey and John Raymond, Tae & The Neighborly, Damn Tall Buildings, Erin McKeown, and Ken Yates.
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.
Guitarist Sharon Isbin is back at it again with her latest album, Romantico, featuring her performing with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s led by Enrique Lopez-Yañez in music written by composer Karen LaFrak.