I can’t believe I still haven’t put all my old radio programs online. Oh, I’ve trickled out one or two over the past decade, but now—in celebration of turning sixty—it’s time for a full-on onslaught. The first batch is something I artsily titled Skip Through The Shadows: Scenes from Childhood, a ten-part series about the trials and tribulations of childhood. A labor of love, it took three years to produce, aired on NPR’s All Things […]
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Fallen Hero
My ex-husband just sent an e-mail to tell me that Jean Ritchie, one of my all-time idols, has had a serious stroke. She must be in her eighties by now. For those of you who don’t know Jean Ritchie: she’s one of the earliest Appalachian singer-songwriters to emerge from the hollers into the eyes and ears of the rest of the world during the folk revival. Her music is political, courageous and moving: ballads about […]
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Meet the favorite uncles and cranky aunts who inhabit our past.
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I just got back at midnight from the East Coast. I’ll put up West Virginia and Virginia pictures later. In the meantime, Barrett Golding’s recent posting on his blog has inspired me to get back to uploading my old radio stuff. Here’s In the Secret Garden, about the magic kids discover in the natural world:
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