by applachianvibes | Dec 30, 2022 | Music Podcasts
Happy New Year! For this weeks episode I selected some of my favorite interviews from 2022. From The Blushin’ Roulettes, an Appalachian swing duo who got their start on a farm in Mendocino, CA eventually making their way to the hills of NC-to Dr. Bacon, an Appalachian...
by applachianvibes | Dec 19, 2022 | Music Podcasts
The JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program from Galax, VA are my featured guests this morning. Last weekend, December 10 2022 was the traditional Appalachian Christmas Festival in downtown Galax, VA. Elementary age kids stood bundled in their heaviest coats and...
by applachianvibes | Dec 16, 2022 | Music Podcasts
For the past few months I’ve been working with Galax Tourism to discover and uncover the treasures hidden in Galax, VA, a small Appalachian community in SW Virginia near the North Carolina boarder. This weeks episode follows my journey and personal reflection of the...
by applachianvibes | Dec 5, 2022 | Music Podcasts
The Loose Strings Band is an all women bluegrass quartet from Galax, VA. Comprised of Lindsey Nale (mandolin), Channing Combs (guitar), Grace Davis (bass) and Ashley Hultman (banjo). A few weeks ago I drove in a torrential down pour through mountainous curvy roads...
by applachianvibes | Nov 30, 2022 | Music Podcasts
Hello friends!My guests this week are the Galax, VA, bluegrass, Americana, all women quartet: The Loose Strings Band. They examine the songs off their upcoming EP, Realities, due to be released in 2023. We discuss the life experiences that inspired the album, from a...
by applachianvibes | Nov 22, 2022 | Music Podcasts
Shannon Watkins is an column writer and journalist for the Galax Gazette. She shares her piece, Holy Goodness, a Moravian sugar cake recipe that comes from the Moravians that settled in Appalacahia. So, if your looking for a new (older) tradition to add to your...
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