PREVIEW OF NEW ALBUM FOR A WORTHY CAUSE – Great American Taxi
For Great American Taxi and frontman Vince Herman, who grew up in West Virginia, fighting for social justice in Appalachia and calling for an end to mountaintop removal seems the natural thing to do. According to a recent study published last week in the journal Environmental Research, a “significantly higher” rate of birth defects exists … Read more
Music Saves Mountains: The March on Blair Mountain
A Tribute to West Virginia Music Legend Hazel Dickens 7pm – Cultural Center – Charleston, WV Legendary bluegrass singer Hazel Dickens passed away this April after a lifetime fighting for social justice in Appalachia. Her legend lives on as hundreds mobilize for the march on Blair Mountain, a five-day, fifty-mile action calling for an end … Read more
Emmylou Harris interview about her life, music, and the NRDC “Music Saves Mountains” concert – In Search of a Song
In Search of a Song staff Jason Wilber, and producer Rich Reardin with Emmylou Harris at the Ryman Auditorium before she performed in the NRDC “Music Saves Mountains” concert. In Search of a Song is a weekly radio show with host singer/songwriter Jason Wilber, longtime guitarist for John Prine. The July 24th show will feature … Read more
“In Search of a Song” radio interview with Stella Parton – coincidentally recorded on the day of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster about her new album “American Coal”
PLAY IN SEARCH OF A SONG INTERVIEW WITH STELLA PARTON In Search of a Song is a radio program that airs in Bloomington, Indiana on 91.3FM WFHB and streams live every Saturday at 4pm EST. To give you some background on this post, Randy Maggard, the coal company representative from Argus Energy in the film … Read more
Stella Parton – American Coal
“Outsiders are determined to end coal mining in Appalachia and, eventually, in the United States. Tens of thousands of jobs, and the stability of thousands of families and entire communities are at risk. International award-winning, Grammy nominated artist and songwriter Stella Parton has released a new CD entitled “American Coal” and in conjunction with the … Read more
Dave Matthews Band and smear tactics
Recently, there was a post that accused the Dave Matthews Band of being hypocritical in their endeavoring to utilize their fortune as musicians towards creating a positive environmental impact in the world, because of an incident in Chicago where the hired hand tour bus driver dumped sewage into the Chicago River. The post inferred that … Read more
