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New Tunes at Two Tuesday 8/31: Bela Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart

New Tunes at Two Monday 8/30: Sierra Ferrell – Long Time Coming

Mountain Heritage Day is a multicultural celebration about keeping music and dance alive that's a part of the heritage and history of the North Carolina Mountains. The 47th annual event returns September 25th on the campus of Western Carolina University. Details were shared by guest Geoff Cantrell, Public Communications Specialist at WCU, when he visited WNCW on Sept. 17, 2021.

William is a native of Bakersville , NC , and an alum of Western Carolina University . He graduated with a degree in Technical Theatre, but spent most of his time in school studying the musical folk traditions of Western North Carolina . In 2017, William received his MA in Appalachian Culture and Music from Appalachian State University. William plays banjo, fiddle, guitar and other “string-ed things”. He is particularly interested in old mountain folkways, foodways, humor-- ever eager to swap lies, half-truths, tales and seeds. https://sarahandwilliam.weebly.comThere are numerous outlandish Appalachian tales about hunting. This story, William learned from luthier and family friend, Ray Dellinger.Aired 9/19

Bruce Greene is known worldwide for preserving and playing old time Kentucky fiddle music. Much of his life he has lived and worked among the people of Kentucky, Tennessee and Western North Carolina researching and absorbing the music and folk traditions. This ballad, The Sweet Soldier Boy, was taken from the recording, River of Time: Traditional Songs and Fiddle Tunes from The Toe River Valley (www.brucegreene.net).Aired 9/26/21

New Tunes at Two Monday 9/27: Riddy Arman – (self-titled)

Bruce Duncan “ Utah ” Phillips (May 15, 1935 – May 23, 2008) was born in Cleveland , Ohio . His father was a labor organizer and activist, which influenced Phillips and much of his life’s work. He served in the United State Army for three years during the mid-1950s in post-war Korea . After his discharge he began drifting around the mid-west riding the rails, writing songs, and eventually settling in Salt Lake , where he helped to establish a mission house of hospitality named after activist Joe Hill. Phillips worked as a labor organizer and activist, telling stories, writing songs and poetry. His album, Good Though!, recorded in 1973 received outstanding reviews which included, “Daddy, What’s a Train?” and “Queen of the Rails”. Phillips died of complications from heart disease, and is buried in Forest View Cemetery in Nevada City , California .Put Your Hands in Your Pockets is a powerful story about the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912. “If you ever want to understand what a strike is and how it works and why it works, everything you need to know is in the Lawrence Textile Strike”.Aired 9/5

This edition of WNCW's 'More to the Story' features Producer Charlie Shelton-Ormond of WUNC, North Carolina's Public Radio Station, on why Robeson County is at the bottom of the list for residences getting vaccinated in the fight against the Coronavirus. Robeson is home to the Lumbee Indian Tribe. This interview originally aired Sept. 15, 2021.

Combined a successful 30 year career in sales, sales training and public speaking with teaching spiritual classes and acting as a Minister for Emissary Minsitry. Recently Larry has performed at Tellabration, The Tarheel Teller’s Festival, Roadhouse Inn and The Old North State Storytelling Festival and placed first at the Mad Robot Storytelling Slam. www.larryperlman.com Haboob is a story of the age old conflict between man and nature. Larry’s hiking trip at South Mountain Park, Arizona turns out to be an unforgettable adventure. Aired 9/12

New Tunes at Two Tuesday 10/5: Billy Strings – Renewal