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On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes The Band of H...
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Music In Osage And The Wakefields, Inside Appalachia
During the Great Depression, the river town of Osage, West Virginia was a raucous, little place. It’s sleepier now, but music is keeping the magic alive. Also, after six generations, the struggle to k...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Moves To Close Adoption Loophole, Upholding Parental Rights
A bill passed by the West Virginia Senate on Friday would close a loophole in the state's adoption process and uphold parental rights.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCountry Ham Caprese And Cheesy Eggrolls: Virginia Barbecue Restaurant Serves Up Community-Inspired Dishes
People love to argue over which barbecue sauce is most authentic — vinegar, tomato or mustard. But Cuz’s Uptown Barbeque in Tazewell County, Virginia, is distinguished by something entirely different.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPickens Family Develops Decades-Long Connection With Austrian Half-Sister They Didn't Know They Had
On a cool day in August, about 30 people were gathered in the front yard of a farm in Pickens, Randolph County, for a late-summer family reunion. While…
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European Traditions, W.Va. Twists - Making Grittibanz at Christmastime
In Helvetia, West Virginia, Christmastime, like all the town’s events, is a community affair. On the Saturday closest to the 5th of December, the town…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHoliday Food Traditions are as Much about Connection as Eating
Almost all major holidays around the world revolve around eating special foods together. And for many people, food and the act of preparing certain foods…
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