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image - Ed Wiley & friends in Paw Paw, WV.
from the Pennies of Promise blog.

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tags for this post - marsh fork, pennies of promise

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Bernie Coveney & Chris Luster at Tuggle's Gap

Hi everyone
Bernie Coveney & Chris Luster will be playing at Tuggle's Gap restaurant this weekend.
Below are some details.
Thanks for reading! -Suzy

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Bernie Coveney: acoustic guitar
Chris Luster: bass

Collaborating on Bernie's original tunes plus a variety of mountain blues, jazz & gypsy...this duo will transport you to new heights with their spontaneous harmonies and rhythms.

Bernie a consummate musician who teaches, or better yet, inspires his students to find the musician within. Bernie has years of experience writing and performing music. His musical roots are in blue grass but his development as a musician has found him on stage with the likes of Emmy Lou Harris, John Carlini & Tex Logan.

Chris is a laid back, smooth & easy bass player, who slides in and around melodies giving them structure & harmony. His solos highlight not only his strong understanding of his instrument but also his vision of the "song". Chris is a poet of the bass!

Genre: original mountain blues, jazz & gypsy on acoustic guitar
Date & Time: August 26 12pm - 3pm (open mic 1-2)

Where: Tuggles Gap Restaurant & Hotel Floyd VA

(intersection of Route 8 and the Blue Ridge Parkway, mile post 165

Cost: Free (we will pass the hat for the performers)

Come relax on the lawn at Tuggles Gap an enjoy Bernie & Chris's lyrical mountain blues, jazz & gypsy music. The concert is from 12 to 3 this Saturday rain or shine, with an open mic from 1-2. Musicians are welcome to bring their instruments and sit in for a jam or take to the stage for a solo. All musical styles are welcome... Gospel to Rock & everything in between.

Bring your dancing feet & kick up your heels or just relax in the gentle arms of the Blue Ridge Mountains for an afternoon of simple family fun.

* Playmore! schedule, can be found on our blog site:

http://playmoremusictugglesgap.blogspot.com/

news from Austin Hall, who is walking with Ed Wiley

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hi folks,
here is an excerpt from a recent post on the Appalachian Voices front porch blog, posted by Austin Hall, who is on the road with Ed Wiley.

Ed Wiley is walking to Washington, DC to raise awareness about his granddaughter's elementary school, which sits directly in the flood-path of 2 billion gallons of liquid coal waste.

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" We are still receiving amazing support, people from all walks of life agree on that we must get the students of our community a new school.

Just yesterday on a lonely stretch of road I had the opportunity to share Ed’s story with a small group of state inmates working with the WVDOT. These men were outraged at the situation, awestruck that children would be subjected to this clearly negligent situation.

As I told these men of Ed and his journey they became visibly inspired. I spoke with them for a half an hour. By the end of our converstation they had given Ed their snacks from their bag lunches, and vowed to write letters to Joe Manchin quoting with a grin “ All we have is time, we can manage a letter”...

One inmate who wished to remain anonymous expressed his concerns about his own children and that Ed is truly fighting for all children of Appalachia. Upon seeing the aerial flyover shot of Marsh Fork Elementary he exclaimed “ man, they wouldn’t even build a prison there much less an elementary school”...

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Labor Day celebration at Kayford Mountain

from the Mountain Justice Summer website.

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In keeping with Kayford Mountain tradition, everyone is invited to a Labor Day celebration on Kayford Mountain. Larry Gibson came back to his childhood home on Kayford Mountain 20 years ago to find his homeplace overgrown and endangered by nearby surface mines. With the ever increasing help from his friends and family, part of the land was cleared for a park and camps.

Today the land is a public park that cannot be mined. This is (unfortunately) as close as you can legally get to an MTR site. So everyone should come bring a covered dish and all your musical instruments and abilities. Festivities start at 1 pm on both Saturday and Sunday." Learn more...

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tags for this post - mountaintop removal, Kayford