Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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Home » Stories » Hear Dave Bing & Ben Townsend Play "Red Mountain Wine" Live on Mountain Stage
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Roane County, West Virginia native Dave Bing is a veteran fiddle teacher and musician, with decades and performing throughout the United States and abroad. He’s backed here by fellow West Virginian Ben Townsend (of beloved stringband The Fox Hunt) on banjo and vocals for “Red Mountain Wine.”
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHost Kathy Mattea welcomes Stephen Kellogg, Emily Scott Robinson, Joe Troop & The Truth Machine, Kindred Valley, and Corduroy Brown to the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center in Huntington, WV on this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage features Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Vienna Teng, Joe Crookston, and William Matheny with host Kathy Mattea. Thank you to the ...
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