Kanawha Valley Friends of
Old-Time Music and Dance
Creating a passionate community, welcoming all to discover and celebrate the living traditions of music and dance since 1981!
FOOTMAD PRESENTS!
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CONCERTS
Season Finale
Dance of Hope from Uganda
to take stage Saturday, April 5
due to Tres Souls cancellation
Cariño will open.All adult / senior tickets
at the door are $30.Save by buying in advance
$25 and no fees.Enjoy nationally and world-acclaimed musicians in intimate concert settings in the Kanawha Valley's finest theaters.
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COMMUNITY DANCES
2nd Fridays
7:00 to 9:30 PMKanawha United Presbyterian Church
1009 Virginia St East
Charleston WVNever danced?
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WHITEWATER WHIRL
Contra Dance Weekend
2025 May 2, 3 & 4A mini dance vacation in
WV’s New River Gorge areaThree days of dance, music and fun!
Register Now!
Join the Facebook group "Friends of Whitewater Whirl Contra Dance Weekend" for updates.
COMING SOON!
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First the bad news, then the great news!
The trio Tres Souls from Los Angeles has cancelled their appearance here April 5.
The same day we learned that, we also learned the young performers from Uganda who performed here two years ago are available!
We will open the show April 5 with local salsa band Cariño. And then when Dance of Hope from Uganda takes the stage you will understand how they stole our hearts in 2023!
Dancing, singing and drumming in the traditions of their villages and cities, these 10 young performers provide a thrilling performance.
Read about Dance of Hope at DanceofHope.com. Read about the center for vulnerable youth where they have found refuge, called M-LISADA, here.
All Tres Souls tickets, all season tickets and Free Bird tickets will be honored for this new line-up. The show is at Capitol Theater, 123 Summers St and begins at 7:30 PM on Saturday, April 5.
Questions? Contact Rebecca Park at 304-729-4382 or email kvfootmad@gmail.com
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Cariño will open for Dance of Hope
April 5 - Saturday
7:30 PMCapitol Theater
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We’ll be doing a variety of dances
squares, circles, contras
and maybe a Scottish or Irish dance.Live Music & Callers
2nd Fridays / 7:00 to 9:30 pm
Next dance - April 11
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Community Bulletin Board
Upcoming events in and around the region.
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Charleston Acoustic String Jam
The Charleston Acoustic String Jam group meets on Wednesday evenings. All welcome. Come to play. Come to listen.
When: Every Wednesday. 5 pm for dinner, 6 - 8 pm musicWhere: The Bears Den (back room), 405 Capitol Street, Charleston WV (Corner of Capitol and Washington Sts)
More info: Good acoustics in the room. Food service is excellent.
Join Facebook Group for info & updates: facebook.com/groups/acousticstringjam/
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Trad Music via Radio / Internet Streaming
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WV Public Radio
Weekly Schedule
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.
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WTSQ
WTSQ is 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: 6 to 8 am
wtsq.org/show/honky-tonk-holiday/
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WVPR - Mountain Stage
Since 1983, Mountain Stage has been the home of live music on public radio. Produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed by NPR Music, each two-hour episode of Mountain Stage can be heard every week on nearly 300 stations across America, and around the world via NPR Music and mountainstage.org.
Recorded in front of a live audience, Mountain Stage features performances from seasoned legends and emerging stars in genres ranging from folk, blues, and country; to indie rock, synth pop, world music, alternative, and beyond.
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WVPR Podcast -Appalachian Music
Archived podcasts about Appalachian music (and other topics). Includes an interesting 30 minute video of the 2014 Clifftop Festival (Appalachian String Band Music Festival).
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WVPR Podcast - Folkways
The Inside Appalachia Folkways Project expands the reporting of the Inside Appalachia team to include more stories from West Virginia as well as expand coverage in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Ohio
THROUGH THE LENS
Traditional Music Rings Out in West Virginia
by Amos Perrine, 15 August 2023
at NoDepression.com
“Being no stranger to traditional music in West Virginia (my first article for ND, in 2009, was about the Morris Family Old Time Music Festival), each year I attend the Appalachian String Band Music Festival, better known simply as Clifftop. This year I also visited the second annual Hammons Family Fiddle & Banjo Contests and World Class Jam in Marlinton, West Virginia.
The Hammons Family Fiddle & Banjo Contests and World Class Jam
Named for Pocahontas County’s highly revered Hammons family (nine of whom were inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2020), the Hammons Contests consist of an open fiddle category and two for banjo (traditional and bluegrass), with youth divisions in each.” ….
Ramona Hardy, Second Place, Youth Fiddle Contest - Hammons Family Fiddle & Banjo Contests 2023 - Photo by Amos Perrine
See Amos Perrine’s complete gallery of images from the Hammons Family Fiddle & Banjo Contest and from the Clifftop festival at NoDepression.com
Also, a fabulous, high energy video collecting scenes and sounds
from Clifftop 2023 by Craig Evans
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FOOTMAD appreciates Fund for the Arts major donors (10,000+) who keep culture strong in the Kanawha Valley: City of Charleston, Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust, Daywood Foundation, Spilman Thomas & Battle, Truist Foundation of West Virginia, WSAZ.
