Levi Bunner ran a grist mill, processing grain for farmers living in northern Prairie Township in Henry County and southern ...

Baseball Hall of Famer and most likely the son of former slaves, John Preston “Pete” Hill, born in the village of Buena, Culpeper County, Va. in 1882, lived his entire adult life north of the ...

Crystal Rosson knows this firsthand. She can trace her Virginia roots back 200 years but can’t get her grandparents to talk about it. She asked older relatives about the whereabouts of her great ...

His work is influenced by his Virginia roots, with many of his settings in the state. “We are so proud that he is one of our students that has gone on to do great things,” said Henrico Deputy ...

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After going on sale Saturday morning, passes for this year’s Edmonton Folk Music Festival have been selling like green onion cakes. According to a release from festival organizers Saturday ...

It asks, “If you were alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or a man?” There is no wrong answer, per se, but filmmaker Virginia Root’s short film Dead Weight leads us to believe a bear ...

It very much pays tribute to her roots - the pop roots, the folk roots, all the early stuff. It also can feel quite contemporary. I'm thinking of the song "Love Is." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOVE IS") ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrew Batt, executive producer of Marianne Faithfull's posthumous EP Burning Moonlight. Copyright 2025 NPR The biggest portion of ...

This town doesn’t just appreciate folk music – it preserves it with the dedication ... embraced by wilderness that feels both ancient and alive. Blanchard Springs Caverns invites visitors into an ...