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Looking At Appalachia

By |November 11, 2014|Arts & Culture, Current Issue, Essays|

What images first come to mind when you hear the word “Appalachia”? No, really. The first image? One of the things I like to do in a group setting, particularly with students, is run through this exercise. I explain that there is no right or wrong answer.

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Mississippi Albert

By |November 6, 2014|Arts & Culture, Current Issue, Essays|

My mother gave me a harmonica for my thirteenth birthday. The first song I learned was “Old Black Joe.” I played a lot of ditties like that – easy major key tunes – throughout junior high and high school.

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