5 QUESTIONS: Susan Werner on going long, Texas tuneage, and the art of the song
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5M ago
For folks who know the upper echelons of songwriting, 'No Depression' magazine once awarded Susan Werner some high praise indeed: “When it comes to crafting a song, Ms. Werner’s only peers are Jimmy Webb and Paul Simon.” Study up on her songcraft in our '5 Questions' with her in advance of an April 6, 2024 show in Charleston. W.Va ..read more
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A RECORD RUN: After a legendary half-century, Budget Tapes & Records to close shop
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6M ago
Budget Tapes & Record will close Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Kanawha City, W.Va., after a half-century in operation. Here are two personal takes on the role this long-running establishment played in the life and times of West Virginia as an alternative, hippified haven for generations of folks ..read more
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LISTEN/UP: Artists & Podcasters worth noting via BLACK BY GOD
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11M ago
From hip-hop innovator Shelem, based in Charleston WV, to a lineup of podcasts worth checking out, a heads up from Black By God on performers and podcasts to watch and hear ..read more
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Q&A: “Where Sky Meets Eternity” documents an extraordinary artistic hand-off in the WV hills
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11M ago
The documentary "Where Sky Meets Eternity” profiles an ambitious, offbeat art project from deep in the West Virginia hills, as 12 artists bounced off each other's work in often surprising, unexpected ways ..read more
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FIRST/PERSON: Finding Yo-Yo Ma playing cello in the West Virginia hills
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11M ago
Who was that man bowing a cello against a tree in the New River Gorge? Why, it's none other than one of the world's best known and loved instrumental maestros. And he has something to say as well as to play ..read more
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“It Ain’t More Damn Guns” by Chris Haddox
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11M ago
Chris Haddox's Muses (they seem pretty pissed off and maybe you know the feeling) produced the song "It Ain't More Damn Guns," in response to the latest American gun catastrophe in Uvalde, Texas ..read more
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A native Russian classical guitarist strums up a Ukraine benefit
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11M ago
A Russian classical guitarist, newly christened an American citizen and living in West Virginia, hosts a June 1 benefit for Ukraine, as he works passionately to counter an invasion he abhors ..read more
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5 QUESTIONS: Spencer Elliott on the Art of the Guitar
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11M ago
Spencer Elliott's instrumental guitar persona is two-fold: as a genre-defying solo performer and in the burning-down-the-house trio SE3. Like many stellar players, he has kept his day job in West Virginia's capital, even as his international fanbase grows ..read more
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CHARACTERS, PART 1: A music video about how I never slept with Allen Ginsberg
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11M ago
What do you get when you mix famous poet Allen Ginsberg, a bonfire deep in the West Virginia hills, an interview, and a recording studio. Well, 30 years later you get a music video ..read more
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MUSIC/VIDEO: “Sonata for Piano & West Virginia, No. 1”
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11M ago
We invite you to take five minutes from feeling harassed by the news or our own hectic heads for "Sonata for Piano & West Virginia No. 1." It offers another way of looking at West Virginia and those parts that remain uncorrupted, fresh, and true ..read more
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