Elk Creek, Virginia, is a small, unincorporated community located in Grayson County, about a half hour from the North Carolina border. Many people in Elk Creek have deep ties to their land, and for one family taking care of their land and honoring their ancestors meant creating a traditional Japanese Shinto Garden. From Elk Creek, Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch brings us the story.
Mountain Stage After Midnight: Vic Chesnutt, Kim Richey, Eilen Jewell
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What’s on the line-up for this week’s #MSAM? A little folk, a little alt-rock and a whole lot of archived music goodness.
Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Mountain Stage After Midnight takes the best episodes from the show’s 32 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners.
Set your alarms for late Saturday August 15 and Sunday August 16 for Mountain Stage After Midnight.
We’ll hear an August 2006 show from the University of Georgia’s Performing Arts Center in Athens. It features Vic Chesnutt, The Modern Skirts, Tin Cup Prophette, Carbon Leaf, Garrison Starr and Aslyn.
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Kim Richey on Mountain Stage in 2007.
We’ll also hear an August 2007 show from the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky. It features Kim Richey, Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Ritch Collins Three-O and Eilen Jewell.
Want to hear more from Mountain Stage? Check out our live show schedule and be a part of our next recording! Listen to our 24-7 stream of archived shows (that you can’t hear anywhere else). You can also tell us your favorite Mountain Stage memories on social media (find and follow us @mountainstage on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram). And if you want Larry and the Mountain Stage crew to bring the party to you, contact your local public radio station and request the show be recorded in your neck of the woods.
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