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Announcing FOOTMAD's
40th Anniversary Celebration! September 11 is an easy date to remember. In 2021, it will be 20 years since 2001, when all of us alive at that time saw the world change. But September 11, 2021 is a date FOOTMAD would like you to keep in mind for another reason. Because 40 years ago, in 1981, FOOTMAD was in its first year as a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and promote old time music and dance in the Kanawha Valley. We’d already had several square dances and a one day festival held at Pinch Reunion Grounds, and we would soon have our first concert featuring a Celtic band called Touchstone from North Carolina whose lead singer was from Ireland.
And this September 11, 2021, FOOTMAD will be kicking off our season with a one day event at Trinity Lutheran Church in Charleston marking 40 years of creating a passionate community, welcoming all to discover and celebrate the living traditions of music and dance. This will be our first live event since the pandemic ended our 2019-2020 concert season early. After a pause, however, those of you who follow us know that we did have an abbreviated concert season, though it was completely online with three events each month on Zoom and Facebook from January through May of 2021. If you missed those concerts and jams, you can still find them on our Facebook page. We are now planning of our 40th Anniversary Celebration, and invite you to get involved. If you have memories that you’d like to share or you’d like to be involved in the planning of this event, please contact us (see below). We plan to invite some of the many West Virginia musicians who played for us over the years at our festivals (some may come back from wherever they’ve landed), as well as some of the younger musicians who are carrying on the traditions to entertain attendees. We plan on a little bit of dancing, some workshops and stage performances. We are also collecting memorabilia that some of us have stored away in hopes of displaying it and preserving it. So put it on your calendar, September 11, 2021 — a day to remember national events, but a day to also mark the passage of forty years of good times celebrating many traditions in music and dance in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia and to look forward to the next forty! Would you like to be involved in planning? Contact Donna Graham: avocet@suddenlink.net Do you have a suggestion for a musician or band? Contact Paul Epstein: pepstein52@gmail.com Do you have memorabilia? Contact David Mould: davidhmould@gmail.com Other questions or ideas? Contact Becky Park: kvfootmad@gmail.com Posted: 2021 July 8 |
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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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VIRTUAL MUSIC AND DANCE EVENTS ONLINE
Charleston Acoustic String Jam
Is back!
Starting - May 26 - Wednesday
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Sam's Uptown Cafe
All welcome. Come to play. Come to listen. Sam's Uptown Cafe, 28 Capitol St, Charleston.
Come early (6 pm) and join the pre-jam dinner gathering of jam friends who each week meet to chew and chat.
More info at Wednesday Acoustic String Jam Facebook page.
Is back!
Starting - May 26 - Wednesday
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Sam's Uptown Cafe
All welcome. Come to play. Come to listen. Sam's Uptown Cafe, 28 Capitol St, Charleston.
Come early (6 pm) and join the pre-jam dinner gathering of jam friends who each week meet to chew and chat.
More info at Wednesday Acoustic String Jam Facebook page.
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
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facebook.com/KVFOOTMAD
Virtual Music and Dance Events
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facebook.com/KVFOOTMAD
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Update: 2021-07-08
