Woodsongs with Emmylou, pics
Michael Jonathon with Mari-Lynn Evans during the show More during the show Emmylou Harris on stage talking about stopping Mountain Top Removal Special Thanks to the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour for their efforts to help spread the word to stop MTR.
Coal Country Nominated for Best Feature Award in New Zealand
Coal Country has been nominated for Best Feature Award at the REEL EARTH film festival! We are delighted that the quality and creativity of your film will be shown to a large New Zealand audience. Coal Country will be shown on Friday 6th May, the opening night of the film festival, at Downtown Cinemas Palmerston … Read more
THANK YOU TO WOODSONGS AND EMMYLOU HARRIS
On Monday, March 14 COAL COUNTRY was honored to be part of Woodsongs, hosted by Michael Johnathon. This special event featured Emmylou Harris and Darrell Scott and focused on the issue of mountain top removal mining. It was filmed before an audience of 1200 at the Lexington Opera House in KY.It will also be heard on the Woodsongs Radio … Read more
Remembering Judy Bonds, a Voice Against Mountaintop Removal
Article by Peter Slavin Country Blue Ridge LINK HERE
Woodsongs features Emmylou Harris, Coal Country, and NRDC Co-Founder John Adams
Monday, March 14th was the taping of a special two hour Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour with Emmylou Harris, Mari-Lynn Evans, and John Adams from the NRDC. Host Michael Jonathon made possible these two episodes both featuring musicians and interview segments with John Adams, co-founder of the National Resources Defense Council, and Mari-Lynn Evans, producer … Read more
Coal Country on Woodsongs
Monday evening at 7pm there will be a special taping of a two hour HD event with Emmylou Harris on Woodsongs. The event will be held at the Lexington Opera House in Lexington, KY. Woodsongs is a national radio and television show featuring Folk, Bluegrass, singer/songwriters, etc. This special event highlights the issue of Coal … Read more
Spike TV’s New Series “COAL”
Upcoming on Spike TV is a new reality series called “Coal”. I’m struck at how the man in the trailer says “If I choose to die in a coal mine…” Why do miners equate their work with ‘death’? I would like to re-iterate that contrary to many previous statements that try to paint those who … Read more
Press Conference to Announce March on Blair Mountain: Appalachia’s Rising March 9, 2011 at 11 am at Charleston, West Virginia
We march to demand the preservation of Blair Mountain, to strengthen labor rights, and to abolish mountain top removal coal mining (MTR) CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Wednesday, March 9th at 11 am, in the UE Local 170 Hall (1591 Washington St. E, Charleston, WV) retired UMWA coal miner Chuck Nelson; author Denise Giardina; 2010 WV … Read more
March on Blair Mountain
Today, we are here to announce the March to defend historic Blair Mountain WV from being destroyed by mountain top removal coal mining and to call for the abolition of all MTR. Right now, our brothers and sisters in the coal fields are being poisoned by the 5 million pounds of explosives used every week … Read more
