Firework Safety Tips And Youth Gambling Online, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear tips for firework safety and discuss a demographic shift in who is gambling.
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Encore: Remembering Travis Stimeling And The Age Of Deer
Inside Appalachia remembers Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a deep mark on Appalachian culture, and the people who practice and document it. And, grab your ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRemembering Travis Stimeling And The Age Of Deer, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, we remember Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a deep mark on Appalachian culture, and the people who practice and document it. And, grab your dancing shoes and learn about a movement to make square dance calling more inclusive. Plus, it’s not just you. There are more deer than ever these days. A writer explores the long, complicated entwinement of people and our wild kin.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHector 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJanuary 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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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…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsListen: 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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