New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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Temperature Blankets Tell A Story And Deviant Hollers, Inside Appalachia
A good blanket will keep you warm — but a handmade temperature blanket can convey a message to a loved one. This week, we talk to crocheters who make and share their art. Since 2018, there’...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCougars Football And EJ Henderson Guitars, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, Alleghany and Covington high schools were rivals for decades. But now, they’ve merged. This week, we head to a home football game and learn how it’s going. Also, the daughter of a legendary guitar maker didn’t set out to take up her father’s craft — but she’s found it irresistible. And, we take a trip to the mushroom capital of the U.S.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMarkus Reuter: The Perfect Touch
Markus Reuter is a master musician, inventive composer, producer and a great teacher.I first met Markus in 2012 at the Three of a Perfect Pair music camp…
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We are binge watching In Treatment, starring the marvelous Gabriel Byrne, and there is a relationship, in the most respectful terms, between certain…
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The Power of Silence
Consistently, the concept of music coming from another time or another place, far different from our own, is an idea you will encounter again and again in…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWho Shall Smite the Scorpion?
Many things are taught on Robert Fripp's guitar courses, but one cannot imagine that defensive tactics against scorpions is one of them. Saints preserve…
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