Appalachian Culture

A Celebration of Flatfoot Dancing And Preserving A Camp For Future Scouts, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, keeping the flatfoot dance tradition alive and preserving a scout camp for future generations.

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New Shepherdstown Exhibition Aims To Highlight Breadth Of Appalachian Art, Craftwork

A tourism organization in Shepherdstown has put out an open call for artists interested in showcasing their work during a September exhibition on visual art in Appalachia.

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International Photographer Turns Lens Toward Home In New Book

Michael Snyder is a photographer and filmmaker who grew up in the Allegheny mountains on the border of Maryland and West Virginia. His work has been featured in National Geographic, The Guardian and The Washington Post. After living away from Appalachia for over a decade, Snyder moved back to document what changed and what stayed the same. The result is a new book. It’s called Alleghania: A Central Appalachian Folklore Anthology. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff recently spoke with Snyder.

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Making A Living From Folk Music And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from musicians in Appalachia trying to make a living, and Ed Snodderly has our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.

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