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Check out our Community Bulletin Board for Listings of traditional music on the radio or streaming online Also sources for podcasts and videos and some Virtual dance activities via Zoom Scroll down to the bottom of this page AND For more postings of Virtual Music and Dance Events check out FOOTMAD's Facebook page www.facebook.com/KVFOOTMAD 
Courting the Muse
The Songs of Billy Edd Wheeler The WV Music Hall of Fame’s latest CD release features the songs of Billy Edd Wheeler, one of West Virginia’s most prolific and successful songwriters. The tracks include “Jackson,” “Coal Tattoo,” “Blistered,” and “High Flying Bird” as well as lesser-known songs like “A Baby Again,” “Hillbilly Bossa Nova,” “Chain Gang of Love,” and “The Big Put On.” The disc includes 13 songs recorded by a “Who’s Who” of WV musicians: Tim O’Brien, Kathy Mattea, Larry Groce, Bob Thompson, Julie Adams, Richard Hefner, Ron Sowell, Mark Cline Bates, Sarah Rudy, Todd Burge, Susanna Robinson, Annie Neeley, The Sycomores, John Lilly, and The Carpenter Ants. “Courting the Muse” is available at the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame store at the Charleston Town Center mall, at Taylor Books on Capital Street, or through Hall of Fame’s website, wvmusichalloffame.com/shopcd.html
Billy Edd Wheeler bio at the WV Music Hall of Fame
wvmusichalloffame.com/hof_wheeler.html WV Music Hall of Fame pays tribute to songwriter Wheeler with new CD
By Bill Lynch Staff writer, WV Gazette-Mail, Jul 5, 2020 A new CD from the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame paying tribute to Boone County native’s music is out now, and Wheeler said he couldn’t be more pleased. Speaking over the phone from his home in North Carolina, Wheeler said, “This tribute record is very important to me and I’m very grateful to Michael [Lipton] for doing this, and he did it on a shoestring.” Read more ... Posted: 2020 July 22 
The Appalachian String Band Music Festival - aka Clifftop - is held at Camp Washington Carver annually the first weekend in August. It is a unique festival in that a very large percentage of the 3,000 or so attendees are musicians. Each night at any given moment, there are literally a hundred jam sessions going on. In a normal year, Wednesday July 29 would be the "official" starting day for the festival. But folks would have arrived and filled the grounds the weekend prior to this official start day.
To get into the spirit of the festival, cancelled this year because of COVID-19 concerns, here are a few videos from past years.
Posted: 2020 July 15 Asheville’s social dance scene
practices social distancing by Alli Marshall, 2020 June 24
Mountain Xpress, Asheville NC 
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: Social dances across the country are on hold. Asheville's dance communities, such as the Old Farmer's Ball, pictured, have turned to online lessons, Zoom hangouts and solo dance while waiting for the threat of COVID-19 to pass. Photo by Karl Hinterkopf
COVID-19 restrictions have turned the traditional dance world upside down. Social dance is all about social non-distancing. Read about the Asheville dance community and what it is doing to maintain connection while social distancing ...
mountainx.com/arts/ashevilles-social-dance-scene-practices-social-distancing/ Posted: 2020 July 16 COVID-19 A socially distanced dance by John Greene with the Berkshire Callers' Club See the YouTube video of this dance FOOTMAD's dance page, click here ... |
Message from FOOTMAD board of directors
Fresh off an online meeting, FOOTMAD board members wish you health and safety as we navigate these uncharted waters of COVID-19. Despite the uncertainty, we stand flexible and prepared to resume our programming when it’s advisable to do so. The 2020-21 concert season, our 40th, has been planned and grants written. We will evaluate the viability of each event as conditions change with our audience's health and safety foremost in our minds. Dances will not restart until we determine it is safe to resume such close physical contact.
We are so grateful for the kindness everyone has shown, from the groups we have cancelled to the generosity of our sponsors to our audience understanding about our cancelled events. The pandemic has reminded us how amazing our FOOTMAD community and the traditional music and dance world are!
We are thinking about presenting virtual music offerings from our Facebook page and would like your thoughts about this. (Also,) If you have expertise in this area please let us know. The FOOTMAD phone number is being answered at 304 729-4382, so give us a call or email us at kvfootmad@gmail.com with your suggestions.
In the meanwhile, stay safe! We hope to see you soon!
Posted: 2020 April 19
Fresh off an online meeting, FOOTMAD board members wish you health and safety as we navigate these uncharted waters of COVID-19. Despite the uncertainty, we stand flexible and prepared to resume our programming when it’s advisable to do so. The 2020-21 concert season, our 40th, has been planned and grants written. We will evaluate the viability of each event as conditions change with our audience's health and safety foremost in our minds. Dances will not restart until we determine it is safe to resume such close physical contact.
We are so grateful for the kindness everyone has shown, from the groups we have cancelled to the generosity of our sponsors to our audience understanding about our cancelled events. The pandemic has reminded us how amazing our FOOTMAD community and the traditional music and dance world are!
We are thinking about presenting virtual music offerings from our Facebook page and would like your thoughts about this. (Also,) If you have expertise in this area please let us know. The FOOTMAD phone number is being answered at 304 729-4382, so give us a call or email us at kvfootmad@gmail.com with your suggestions.
In the meanwhile, stay safe! We hope to see you soon!
Posted: 2020 April 19
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Information about music and dance events streaming online
And music on the radio
And bits of other newsworthy stuff
And music on the radio
And bits of other newsworthy stuff
WV News
Photo by Chris Dorst - Charleston Gazette-Mail
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John Morris
2020 NEA National Heritage Fellow Old-time musician John Morris of Ivydale, WV, is one of nine 2020 National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellows, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. These lifetime honor awards are given in recognition of both artistic excellence and efforts to sustain cultural traditions for future generations. Read more ...
Posted 2020 July 8
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Congratulations Brian Conaway
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Fairmont Arts & Humanities Commission
Announces 2020 Arts and Humanities Awardees Folk musician and fiddler Brian Conaway has been named a 2020 Arts and Humanities awardee for his role in supporting and furthering the arts in Marion County. Brean plays fiddle with the traditional Appalachian music group, The Kennedy Barn String Band. Read more ... Posted: 2020 July 15
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West Virginia Folklife Program
Announces 2020-2021 Master Artist and Apprentice Pairs
WV Folklife has announced it's 20202-2021 class of master artist and apprentice pairs in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. In this second year of the Program, seven apprentice pairs from across the Mountain State will study traditions including old-time banjo of central West Virginia, seedsaving, and midwifery.
Old-time music apprenticeships include:
Read more about other apprentice pairs, click here.
Find out more about WV Folklife at wvhumanities.org/programs/west-virginia-folklife-program and at WVFolklife.org
Posted: 2020 July 14
Announces 2020-2021 Master Artist and Apprentice Pairs
WV Folklife has announced it's 20202-2021 class of master artist and apprentice pairs in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. In this second year of the Program, seven apprentice pairs from across the Mountain State will study traditions including old-time banjo of central West Virginia, seedsaving, and midwifery.
Old-time music apprenticeships include:
- Joe Herrman of Paw Paw in Hampshire County will lead an apprenticeship in old-time fiddle with Dakota Karper of Capon Bridge.
- Kim Johnson of Dunbar in Kanawha County will lead an apprenticeship in old-time banjo of Central West Virginia with apprentice Cody Jordan of Charleston.
Read more about other apprentice pairs, click here.
Find out more about WV Folklife at wvhumanities.org/programs/west-virginia-folklife-program and at WVFolklife.org
Posted: 2020 July 14
VIRTUAL MUSIC AND DANCE EVENTS ONLINE
HOMEGROWN CONCERTS: Homegrown at Home
We can't go to the concert hall these days (or nights). But the concert hall can come to us. The American Folklife Center is sponsoring a streaming concert season for 2020. The 2020 concerts will stream weekly on Wednesdays from June 24-September 30. Artists will be present in the chat area to say hello and answer questions during the concert and for a few minutes after it ends. Video will also be posted online. NO TICKETS REQUIRED.
Concerts in the season include:
Read more (including links for streamingt) ...
Posted: 2020 July 10
Concerts in the season include:
- John McCutcheon: Songs and music of West Virginia and Kentucky
- Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas: Scottish music for fiddle
- Jay Unger and Molly Mason: Oldtime fiddle tunes and songs
- Iona Fyfe: Traditions songs of Scotland
- Si Kahn: Folksongs for Labor Day
- Reggie Harries: Spirituals and Freedom songs
- Don Flemons: Black cowboys songs and more
- Phil Wiggins: Blues and more from Maryland
Read more (including links for streamingt) ...
Posted: 2020 July 10
Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS)
Online resources
We think you might enjoy some online music and resources from CDSS. There are so many new events being added weekly, you are encouraged to frequently checkout www.CDSS.org and click on Online Events to see a wide variety of choices.
Posted: 2020 July 23
Online resources
We think you might enjoy some online music and resources from CDSS. There are so many new events being added weekly, you are encouraged to frequently checkout www.CDSS.org and click on Online Events to see a wide variety of choices.
Posted: 2020 July 23
English Country Dance - Virtual Dance Series
A newly added ECD virtual dance series starts on Monday July 27.
What: Enjoy dancing and watching your friends dance, chat and socialize, get some exercise, and enjoy good music. The program all ECD (and a free waltz or two) selected by the caller to be easy to do and satisfying with one or two people.
Who: Cis Hinkle calling and ReelPlay providing live music!
When: Starts on Monday July 27. Doors open 7 PM. Dancing 7:30-8:45 PM.
More info: See the CDSS events page for details
Posted: 2020 July 23
A newly added ECD virtual dance series starts on Monday July 27.
What: Enjoy dancing and watching your friends dance, chat and socialize, get some exercise, and enjoy good music. The program all ECD (and a free waltz or two) selected by the caller to be easy to do and satisfying with one or two people.
Who: Cis Hinkle calling and ReelPlay providing live music!
When: Starts on Monday July 27. Doors open 7 PM. Dancing 7:30-8:45 PM.
More info: See the CDSS events page for details
Posted: 2020 July 23
Virtual Folk Dance Village
Check out Virtual Folk Dance Village.
What: Learn to dance in your living room! Dance around the world. No experience needed.
When: Wednesday afternoons at 4:00 pm and Friday evenings at 8:30 pm .
More info: daleadamson.com/2020/07/06/virtual-folk-dance-village-wednesdays-fridays/
Posted: 2020 July 23
Check out Virtual Folk Dance Village.
What: Learn to dance in your living room! Dance around the world. No experience needed.
When: Wednesday afternoons at 4:00 pm and Friday evenings at 8:30 pm .
More info: daleadamson.com/2020/07/06/virtual-folk-dance-village-wednesdays-fridays/
Posted: 2020 July 23
Virtual Wine & Jazz Music Festival
Featuring: Guitarist and composer Shubh Saran; along with the inimitable Bob Thompson Trio; and gypsy jazz group Minor Swing.
Streaming on the Fund For The Arts YouTube channel.
Streaming on the Fund for the Arts’ Facebook page
Streaming on the Fund for the Arts’ Facebook page
This virtual concert is a fundraiser for Charleston's Fund For The Arts.
Read more ...
Posted: 2020 June 23
Read more ...
Posted: 2020 June 23
TRADITIONAL MUSIC ON THE RADIO AND STREAMING
West Virginia Public Radio
The Thistle & Shamrock
Created weekly in the foothills of the Scottish Highlands
Sunday: 7 to 8 PM
Red Barn Radio
Sunday: 8 to 9 PM
Ozark Highlands Radio
Featuring musical performances, past and present, as well as segments on the cultural history and tradition of the greater Ozarks region.
Sunday: 9 to 10 PM
Beale Street Caravan
Capturing and exporting the sounds of Memphis and the Delta region.
Sunday: 10 to 11 PM
World Cafe
Premier public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes blues, rock, world, folk, and alternative country.
Daily: 12 to 2 AM
More info: wvpublic.org/programs/genre/music
Schedule: wvpublic.org/west-virginia-public-broadcasting-radio-schedule
Created weekly in the foothills of the Scottish Highlands
Sunday: 7 to 8 PM
Red Barn Radio
Sunday: 8 to 9 PM
Ozark Highlands Radio
Featuring musical performances, past and present, as well as segments on the cultural history and tradition of the greater Ozarks region.
Sunday: 9 to 10 PM
Beale Street Caravan
Capturing and exporting the sounds of Memphis and the Delta region.
Sunday: 10 to 11 PM
World Cafe
Premier public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes blues, rock, world, folk, and alternative country.
Daily: 12 to 2 AM
More info: wvpublic.org/programs/genre/music
Schedule: wvpublic.org/west-virginia-public-broadcasting-radio-schedule
WTSQ
Charleston, WV’s freeform community radio station.
Playing indie, alternative, americana, talk, whatevs.
Charleston, WV’s freeform community radio station.
Playing indie, alternative, americana, talk, whatevs.
Honky Tonk Holiday
Host: John Lilly
Classic country sounds. Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Lefty Frizzell, Melba Montgomery, George Jones, the Louvin Brothers and others will be joined by some of today’s shining lights in the world of honky-tonk music.
Sunday: 2 to 4 pm
wtsq.org/show/honky-tonk-holiday/
Music in the Glen
Host: Chris Higgins
New releases of contemporary and traditional Celtic music and roots music from North America. A show will take you down the ‘bo-reen’, to bracken and heather covered misty mountains, kelp strewn rocky sea shores or even the mosh pit at a Celtic rock concert.
Monday: 6 to 7 pm
wtsq.org/show/music-in-thee-glen/
Shows: wtsq.org/the-shows/
Schedule: wtsq.org (Schedule is on the Home page.)
Host: John Lilly
Classic country sounds. Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Lefty Frizzell, Melba Montgomery, George Jones, the Louvin Brothers and others will be joined by some of today’s shining lights in the world of honky-tonk music.
Sunday: 2 to 4 pm
wtsq.org/show/honky-tonk-holiday/
Music in the Glen
Host: Chris Higgins
New releases of contemporary and traditional Celtic music and roots music from North America. A show will take you down the ‘bo-reen’, to bracken and heather covered misty mountains, kelp strewn rocky sea shores or even the mosh pit at a Celtic rock concert.
Monday: 6 to 7 pm
wtsq.org/show/music-in-thee-glen/
Shows: wtsq.org/the-shows/
Schedule: wtsq.org (Schedule is on the Home page.)
WNCW
A broadcast service of Isothermal Community College (North Carolina)
A broadcast service of Isothermal Community College (North Carolina)
Goin' Across the Mountain
Eight hours of the best in contemporary, traditional and historical bluegrass music in the land!
Saturday 11 AM to 7 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/goin-across-mountain
Country Gold
Songs and info from the classic period of honky tonk music, as well as tunes created from the end of WWII until the mid 1970's.
Sunday: 9 AM to Noon
More info: wncw.org/programs/country-gold-listen-live
Celtic Winds
Three hours of Celtic music, non-stop.
Sunday: 12 to 3 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/celtic-winds%E2%84%A2
This Old Porch
Traditional and regional mountain music, songs and ballads, contemporary old time, dance tunes and more.
Sunday: 3 to 6 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/old-porch
The Tall Grass
Music from the roots up. Explores the progressive side, spotlighting the music that reaches beyond traditional Bluegrass music.
Sunday: 7 to 8 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/tall-grass
World Cafe
Premier public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes blues, rock, world, folk, and alternative country.
Sunday: 8 to 10 PM
Mon-Fri: 4 to 6 AM
More info: wncw.org/programs/world-cafe
Note: All WNCW shows feature an online playlist of the tunes and songs. Great for answer the question, "What was that I just heard?"
Schedule: www.wncw.org/schedule/week
Eight hours of the best in contemporary, traditional and historical bluegrass music in the land!
Saturday 11 AM to 7 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/goin-across-mountain
Country Gold
Songs and info from the classic period of honky tonk music, as well as tunes created from the end of WWII until the mid 1970's.
Sunday: 9 AM to Noon
More info: wncw.org/programs/country-gold-listen-live
Celtic Winds
Three hours of Celtic music, non-stop.
Sunday: 12 to 3 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/celtic-winds%E2%84%A2
This Old Porch
Traditional and regional mountain music, songs and ballads, contemporary old time, dance tunes and more.
Sunday: 3 to 6 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/old-porch
The Tall Grass
Music from the roots up. Explores the progressive side, spotlighting the music that reaches beyond traditional Bluegrass music.
Sunday: 7 to 8 PM
More info: wncw.org/programs/tall-grass
World Cafe
Premier public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes blues, rock, world, folk, and alternative country.
Sunday: 8 to 10 PM
Mon-Fri: 4 to 6 AM
More info: wncw.org/programs/world-cafe
Note: All WNCW shows feature an online playlist of the tunes and songs. Great for answer the question, "What was that I just heard?"
Schedule: www.wncw.org/schedule/week
PODCASTS, VIDEOS, AND MORE
WEST VIRGINIA
Appalachian Music on WV Public Radio
Archived podcasts about Appalachian music (and other topics). Includes an interesting 30 minute video of the 2014 Clifftop Festival (Appalachian String Band Music Festival).
wvpublic.org/term/appalachian-music#stream/0
Archived podcasts about Appalachian music (and other topics). Includes an interesting 30 minute video of the 2014 Clifftop Festival (Appalachian String Band Music Festival).
wvpublic.org/term/appalachian-music#stream/0
Could New Twists on Traditional Music Help Revive Appalachia's Economy?
By JESSICA LILLY & ROXY TODD • OCT 23, 2015
A collection of podcasts and videos pertaining to the topic.
wvpublic.org/post/could-new-twists-traditional-music-help-revive-appalachias-economy#stream/0
By JESSICA LILLY & ROXY TODD • OCT 23, 2015
A collection of podcasts and videos pertaining to the topic.
wvpublic.org/post/could-new-twists-traditional-music-help-revive-appalachias-economy#stream/0
Mountain Music Trail
Information (events, venues, festivals, musicians, instruction, videos, podcasts, more ...) regarding the traditional music, dance, and folkways of the Allegheny Mountain region.
mountainmusictrail.com/
Information (events, venues, festivals, musicians, instruction, videos, podcasts, more ...) regarding the traditional music, dance, and folkways of the Allegheny Mountain region.
mountainmusictrail.com/
NORTH CAROLINA
Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina
Your guide to the traditional music of the North Carolina mountains and foothills.
Radio, streams, podcasts, live music and more
blueridgemusicnc.com
Comprehensive list of traditional music on the radio or streaming: blueridgemusicnc.com/find-music/radio
Your guide to the traditional music of the North Carolina mountains and foothills.
Radio, streams, podcasts, live music and more
blueridgemusicnc.com
Comprehensive list of traditional music on the radio or streaming: blueridgemusicnc.com/find-music/radio
For more postings of
Virtual Music and Dance Events
check out FOOTMAD's Facebook page
facebook.com/KVFOOTMAD
Virtual Music and Dance Events
check out FOOTMAD's Facebook page
facebook.com/KVFOOTMAD
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With live concerts suspended for the foreseeable future, streaming radio shows and streaming virtual events are being listed in our event calendar.
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Event Calendar
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Update: 2020-07-27
