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Appalachia — a view from NPR

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Bob Stepno — Leave a comment

Anybody else catch the bits and pieces of “A view from Appalachia” on NPR Morning Edition today? I wasn’t up early enough for the 7:15 live Facebook chat, but will post a link to the replay. https://www.facebook.com/nprmorningedition/ Steve Inskeep co-anchored…

Trailing the Lonesome Pine — finding a musical centennial

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Bob Stepno — 1 Comment

This square dance was what really stuck the line “… On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine” in my head. I’ve since learned The Trail didn’t stop (or start) with the dance, but you can watch it, then sing along for…

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