gene burgy

Gene Burgy, luthier and owner of Auburn Mandolins, in Newark, WV.  Gene has created some beautiful, great sounding instruments, so if you happen to be in the Ohio River Valley and you have a hankerin' for a nice, custom mandolin...

He's also a leading member of Union Valley and they do a mean rendition of Orange Blossom Special.

liz shaw

this one is about a local music instructor. truly keeping the music of appalachia alive.  growing up in north carolina, liz has been playing traditional clawhammer banjo and fiddle music since she was child.  this includes touring with her family as a young girl, as well as touring and collecting traditional folk songs of the region with her husband.  

liz does us all a favor by continuing the tradition as a teacher in athens, ohio. 

Bubo virginianus

  appalachian yard art #3 (everything is dying):

  

  and that photo is sam, the great horned owl.

things that, for which, your eyes are in your head

photo story from athens, oh.

brian, born with cerebral palsy, is an awesome young man.

joyce

in school i studied photojournalism. we'll see if it pays off. i figured i'd put some of that sort of stuff up here too.

here's one of my favorite people.
meet joyce.

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