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Arts & Culture Katie Myers,

Hector Saldivar Brings Mexican Folk Arts to East Tennessee

Inside Appalachia Folkways reporter Katie Myers travels to Lenoir City, Tennessee to speak with award-winning artist Hector Saldivar, and his apprentice Ariel, about bringing Mexican folk art to the hills of east Tennessee.

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January 27, 1933: Folk Artist Connard Wolfe Born in Kanawha County

Folk artist Connard Wolfe was born at Standard in Kanawha County on January 27, 1933. The self-taught sculptor started carving wood and stone after being…

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Radio Matt Jackfert,

LISTEN: Artist Cris Jacobs Drops "Color Where You Are" Album

"I think sometimes we just look way too past the present and are sort of blinded to...our ability to create beauty in the present." That was the…

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WVPB News Joni Deutsch,

Listen: Aoife O'Donovan on NPR's Mountain Stage

Spellbinding folk with a captivating voice. It would only make sense for such a performance by Aoife O'Donovan to be titled "Magic Hour," one of the many…

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WVPB News Joni Deutsch,

Sing It, Sisters: Discover the Ethereal Harmonies of Sibling Duo Whiskey Victor

"It’s fun to see how we can use the [WVU School of Music] techniques we spent so many years perfecting for something completely different. It’s…

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