Appalachian Vibes Radio Hour from WNCW is a show that challenges the expectations and celebrates the diversity of music, art and literature created in Appalachia, hosted by Amanda Bocchi.
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Just putting my thoughts into words about everything that’s going on in my life and the world around me. See through the eyes of a Black, Puerto Rican, and Mexican man with twins that’s a struggling writer. Tune in to hear my perspective about sports, government, hiking, writing, current events, and pretty much anything I may feel like speaking on. I played basketball in college, I’ve hiked the Appalachian Trail twice, most recently thru-hiking it in 2016 in 4.5 months, I have a published bo ...
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Do you worry that you’re not enough—not good enough, successful enough, or thin enough?Do you ever wonder if your self-worth hinges too strongly on your weight or your athletic performance? Real Fit is for women like you. You can expect conversations with remarkable women athletes where we get real about issues like body image, impostor syndrome, and empowerment. My goal is to share stories that will inspire you to be your best self and to and let you know you're not alone.
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Celtic Roots Radio (celticrootsradio.com) Here's a taste a' music to whet yer appetite – Celtic, folk, folk/rock, Appalachian, Breton, bluegrass, Scottish, Irish, Cajun, Cape Breton, singer/songwriter – if its Celtic, roots or acoustic music you want, you'll find it here (plus a wee drop a' Norn Iron craic!) – on Celtic Roots Radio! ---------------- Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio (celticrootsradio.com) ---------------- 24/7 INTERNET STATION!! We also have a 2 ...
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Salem Langoski is a singer-songwriter rising star at 14 year old, she shares the life events that have shaped her desire to develop into songwriter and Jason long is a Virginia history teacher and roots based, rock inspired singer-songwriter. We talk about the difficult year of his life in college where his father passed and the song Chop Block ins…
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Adria Accomando is a young adult and new adult fiction author who recently published her first novel, Violet's Gray. We listen to the first chapter of her novel and discuss her inspiration behind the story that revealed the shocking UFO encounters from her childhood hometown in upstate NY. Find her book: https://www.amazon.com/Violets-Gray-Adria-Ac…
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Adria Accomando is a young adult and new adult fiction author who recently published her first novel, Violets Gray. We discuss her inspiration behind the story that revealed the shocking UFO encounters from her childhood hometown in upstate NY! Find Violets Gray: https://www.amazon.com/Violets-Gray-Adria-Accomando/dp/B0CHVZLBFT Learn more about Adr…
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Jason Long is a Virginia history teacher and roots based, rock inspired singer-songwriter from Roanoke, VA. Learn more about Jason Long: https://www.jasonlongmusic.com/ Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com. Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created an…
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Baxter Briefly is a New Alt Funk slap and tap bassist singer-songwriter from Roanoke, VA. We discuss his unique style of playing bass, the breakups that inspired his songwriting and the downloads he receives from the ether that give him a full composition all at once. You can learn more at http://baxterbriefly.com/ Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from…
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Salem Langowski (AKA Lividity) is Roanoke, Virginia’s 14 year old rising star. She's been writing music and playing guitar for over a year. She recently recorded her debut EP. You can discover more on tik tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@st4r_g1rl69 Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Ama…
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Baxter Briefly is the New Alt Funk slap and tap bassist singer-songwriter emerging from the mountains of SW Virginia. We discuss his unique style of playing bass, the breakups that inspired his songwriting and the downloads he receives from the ether that give him a full composition all at once. Follow Baxter Briefly's journey at; http://baxterbrie…
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Molly of Geography is a pop singer-songwriter with roots in Virginia, now residing in Brooklyn, NY. She’s a true Renaissance woman who has enjoyed success as a hockey journalist, a writer, and she’s had wild organic success on platforms like Spotify as an independent singer-songwriter. Learn more about Molly Seely at https://ofgeography.com/music/ …
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Tyler Hughes is an East Tennessee State University bluegrass graduate, the Executive Director for The Crooked Rd. and he also serves on Big Stone Gaps Town Council. Learn more about the Crooked Rd. at https://thecrookedroadva.com/ This episode of Appalachian Vibes is brought to you by Galax Tourism, made possible by Virginia is for lovers. Galax To…
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Girls Rock Roanoke is part of a national and world wide movement to educate and empower girls and gender expansive youth through music, creativity and collaboration. Girls Rock Roanoke is a music camp movement that began in 2001 with the establishment of the Rock 'n Roll Camp for girls in Portland, Oregon. I chat with Catherine Backus and Lacy Levy…
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Tim Seely is a roots-based singer-songwriter from New York. He spent many years in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia as an educator and he currently builds handmade ships and performs in Maine. We discuss his musical family in early child-hood, his religious evolution and songs from his latest self-titled album. Learn more about Tim at https://w…
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Melissa McKinney, the electrifying blues force from Asheville and frontwoman of Mama & the Ruckus, steals the spotlight in this must-listen Spotify episode! Joining her is McKinney, Melissa’s daughter and a soul-pop sensation whose harmonies trace back to Sesame Street. Get ready to uncover the mesmerizing mother-daughter bond and dive deep into Me…
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Mama & the Ruckus with Melissa McKinney is one Asheville's blues powerhouse voices alongside her daughter McKinney, a soul pop artist who has been harmonizing with her mother since her Sesame Street days. This episode highlights the special bond between mother and daughter and Melissa's song "Thank God" off her recent debut self titled release, Mam…
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Jamie Collins is a singer-songwriter and teacher hailing from Bristol, Tennessee now residing in Hillsville, Virginia. She possesses a unique talent for engaging with audiences and students alike. The profound connection she has with listeners is rooted in her dedication to preserving and sharing the rich heritage of traditional Appalachian music t…
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Jamie Collins is a Bristol, Tennessee old time and bluegrass singer-songwriter and teacher with a special gift of connecting to audiences (and her students) through her passion for passing down the traditional Appalachian music that was passed down to her. We discuss her family sound, the importance of passing down the tradition of bluegrass and ol…
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The Biscuit Eaters are a 7 piece, Bluegrass and Old Time family string band from Surry County, NC with their youngest member playing fiddle and singing at 5 years old. Meredith is a home schooling mother of six kids and their bass player, and father, Jason is a pastor. I got the chance to interview the family at the 2nd annual Galax Old Time Christ…
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Courtney Brown-Dinosaur Choir (full interview)
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Courtney Brown is an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University for the Center for Creative Computation, a Fulbright scholarship winner, coder and musician who designs instruments and composes using a very unique medium, a dinosaur’s head. The featured composition in todays episode was from the 2023 Hadrosaur Variations recorded at the Ne…
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My guest is Courtney Brown, she’s an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University in the Center for Creative Computation, a Fulbright scholarship winner, coder and musician who designs instruments and composes using a very unique medium, a dinosaur’s head. The featured composition in todays episode was from the 2023 Hadrosaur Variations rec…
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Cameron Ragsdale is a multi instrumentalist, composer, upright bassist, guitar player and singer-songwriter from Bristol Tennessee. We discuss his time at NYU studying composition and his song ‘This Lonliness’ inspired by a dream he had about Hank Williams. You can learn more about Cam at https://camragsdale.com/ Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from W…
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Cameron Ragsdale is a multi instrumentalist, composer, upright bassist, guitar player and singer-songwriter from Bristol, Tennessee. We discuss his time at NYU studying composition and his song ‘This Loneliness’ inspired by a dream he had about Hank Williams. You can learn more about Cam Ragsdale at https://camragsdale.com/ Appalachian Vibes Radio …
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Logan Michael was a guitar player, producer and singer-songwriter, a father, son, a friend and an incredibly loving guy. I speak with the mother of his child, Moriah McCowan, who has turned this loss into The Lion Blues, a recording space in Roanoke, VA that serves the community through recording services, music lessons and music therapy. Appalachi…
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My guest this week is the Atlanta based roots singer-songwriter Geoffrey Wood with his first solo album release titled, Thank You. We discuss the track, "Memphis Makes Me Sad", which is a look back at a past relationship that Geoff feels ended in part because he denied his then girlfriend an excursion to Graceland while they were in Memphis. He tak…
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Episode 120: Celtic Roots Radio 75 – Argue and Phibbs, Sligo and 'Vincie, The Bush'
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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland with music from: Song of the Lakes (Michigan, USA) – 'Benzie Rover’ (Walking the Plank) Ockham's Razor (Washington State, USA) – 'Buile Shuibhne (The Frenzy of Sweeney)’ (Secrets & Silence) Heidi Jane (California, USA) – 'The Hardest Of Times’ (A Thousand Reasons Why) Folk Art…
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This weeks episode is in honor of a very talented friend of mine that passed unexpectedly last year. Logan Michael was a guitar player, producer and singer-songwriter, a father, son, a friend and an incredibly loving guy. I speak with the mother of his child, Moriah McCowan and her business partner Charlie Hall who has turned this loss into The Lio…
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My guest this week is Jared Boyd, a banjo player and an artist in residence for The Crooked Road, his band, The Twin Creeks Stringband, won this years Galax Fiddlers Convention in the Old Time Band category! You can learn more about the Twin Creeks Stringband at https://www.facebook.com/Twincreeksoldtime/ Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is brought to …
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This past weekend on Appalachian Vibes Radio Show my guest was Sol Roots, the DC based funky, blues and roots inspired singer-songwriter. Sol grew up working with his father, and a close family friend Tim Duffy, who created a non profit called Music Maker Foundation. They travel around recording legendary blues and roots artists for posterity. Thes…
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Figuring out who you want to be on the other side of menopause with Selene Yeager
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Episode #60 // Eating disorder recovery, thriving in menopause, navigating perimenopause, fueling for power and performance without restriction CW: Eating disorder If you have questions about perimenopause, menopause, or how you can eat what you want without adhering to any rules and still perform well as an athlete, do not go anywhere, this episod…
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Intuitive Eating Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality (Part 3)
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Episode #59 // Covering the first principle of Intuitive Eating: Reject the Diet Mentality, part 3- the importance of curiosity I'm back with a solo episode on intuitive eating, discussing the first principle: Reject the Diet Mentality. (Quick backstory if you're new here: Intuitive Eating is a practice Evelyn Tribole and Eileen Resch originally pr…
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87th Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Galax, VA
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Last week was the 87th annual Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA. I joined 80,000 folks from around the world to experience my first Galax, the nick name for the festival for long time convention goers. Players from around the world compete on the historic Felts Park stage for different prizes. I arrived Thursday for the inaugural ‘Stories a…
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Issac Hadden is a jazz influenced, funky, fusion guitarist and singer-songwriter based out of Asheville, NC. We discuss his debut album, The Glue, now available on all streaming platforms. Learn more about the Issac Hadden Organ Trio anywhere you stream music or on all social media platforms❤️ Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nomi…
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Linda Skeens (Author of Blue Ribbon Kitchen) & Still Frisky (Folk Quartet)
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My first guest this week is Linda Skeens, winner of 32 blue ribbons at the 2022 Virginia Kentucky district fair now turned author after her story went viral on social media. Linda’s story went viral when a dj from Dallas, Texas made a Tik Tok in an attempt to find the woman who had dominated the Virginia Kentucky district fair for her canning recip…
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The life-saving magic of embodiment with Alison Rothman
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Episode #58 // Alison Rothman, Body-Centered Holistic Empowerment Coach and yoga practitioner // How can we use what's already inside of us to heal from trauma and cultivate resilience? TW: trauma, gun violence, eating disorders, addiction I’m so excited to bring you a conversation with Body-Centered Holistic Empowerment Coach and yoga practitioner…
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This week on Appalachian Vibes Radio Show my guest is Rob Slusser, a banjo driven bluegrass singer-songwriter from Clifton Forge, Virginia. We discuss his debut album, Drifting and his single, "My Last Love Letter"; you can learn more about Rob's album on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Vr7ctfBARFBSruLHTKP44?si=xAk6yYR6Qxq14f62O9I-hw&nd=1 …
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Rob Slusser Bluegrass Banjo singer-songwriter
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Rob Slusser is a banjo driven singer-songwriter from Clifton Forge, Virginia. We discuss what it’s like growing up in a small town with a father as a mortician, sin, second chances and the zen of being a musician. Learn more about Rob Slusser and his album Drifting on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Vr7ctfBARFBSruLHTKP44?si=xAk6yYR6Qxq14f6…
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How self-compassion can unleash your speediest, strongest athletic performance (and improve your mental health) with Erin Ayala
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Episode #57 // Erin Ayala, cyclist and sports psychologist // How do the stories we tell ourselves impact our self-image, our performance, and even the enjoyment we derive from sport? And what if those stories aren’t serving us? How can we change them? Licensed sport psychologist, certified mental performance consultant, researcher, and elite cycli…
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I have a special guest this week, he’s a surrealism author, a long time college English professor, a technical writer and he happens to be my Dad. Joseph Bocchi reads his latest short story titled Wild Dogs inspired from his experience growing up in upstate New York. Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an …
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The intersection between diet culture and sport with Sara Gross
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#56 // Sara Gross, retired pro triathlete and founder of Feisty Media // Growing up, Sara Gross was one of the strongest, fastest, kids in her class. So she didn’t understand why she only saw women playing sports on TV once every four years, at the Olympics. Today, she’s a retired professional triathlete and the CEO and Founder of Feisty Media, a c…
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This week my guest is Mark Brine, an Americana folk and blues singer-songwriter creating art that is "pure and rootsy, and brimming with emotion harkening back to Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family." We discuss the evolution of country music and the underbelly of Nashville on this hour of Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW. You can learn more…
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Chris Pollins is a sculptor, teacher, and director of Chestnut Creek School of the Arts, a community school located in Galax, VA with a "mission is to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of southwest Virginia by offering classes and events year-round for all ages and skill levels in traditional music, heritage crafts, and contemporary arts."…
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Gabriel Morales is a multi talented Venezuelan American composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer hailing from the mountains of Roanoke, VA. We discuss how he got his start singing, performing and composing music within his hometown of Roanoke, VA through a unique community program called The Music Lab where kids across the valley spend t…
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Mitch Greenhill is a musician, composer, author, FLiArtists record label owner and producer of the recently released Doc Watson 100th anniversary album featuring artists like Dolly Parton and Rosanne Cash. 'I am a Pilgrim' is the title of Doc Watson's 100th anniversary tribute album released by the FLiArtists label, the song featured in today's min…
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Ditching dieting to embrace authentic, wholehearted living with Kim Basler
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#55// Kim Basler, group fitness instructor and food freedom & mindset coach// TW: Suicidal thoughts // How do you let go of restrictive dieting and a lifetime of people pleasing to ultimately embrace intuitive eating and start living a life that honors your true needs, desires, values? Food freedom & mindset coach, author, speaker, and award-winnin…
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Intuitive Eating Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality (Part 2) | Ep. 54
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No matter what you've seen on Instagram, intuitive eating is about so much more than eating whatever you want whenever you want. It's not the hunger/fullness diet. It's not license to eat donuts all day every day or permission to never eat a vegetable again. Intuitive eating (which is based on the eponymous book by dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Eil…
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Mitch Greenhill is a musician, composer, record producer, author and President of the music agency FLiArtists. Mitch Greenhill recalls his childhood growing up with his father, Manny Greenhill, a music promoter in in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. Mitch watched his father work with the likes of Pete Seeger and Joan Biaz and he began playing pia…
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My guest this week is Erik Vincent Huey, a West Virginia, Americana singer-songwriter with generations of coal miners in his family. His latest album is called Appalacahin Gothic, it explores into the complexity of Appalachias union past and her ever changing future. You can learn more about Erik Vincent Huey and his album, Appalachian Gothic at ht…
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Christine Yu, author of Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes | Ep. 53
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Christine Yu is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports science and women athletes. Her writing has appeared in Outside, The Washington Post, Runner’s World, and other publications. She’s a lifelong athlete and yoga teacher who loves running, surfing, and skiing. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her new book, Up…
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This week my guest is Trish Fore, the library director for Galax-Carroll Regional Library. She's a banjo playing, library loving woman with a unique mission to combine music and library services for the population she serves. You can learn more about the Galax-Carroll Regional Library here: https://galaxcarroll.lib.va.us Appalachian Vibes is brough…
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Jill Merkel, Anti-Diet Dietitian and Runner: On uncoupling weight and health | ep. 52
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Jill Merkel is an anti-diet, weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian specializing in disordered eating, Intuitive Eating, and sports nutrition. She’s been in private practice since January 2017 helping women find freedom from diet rules and restriction and helping athletes and active individuals fuel their bodies without obsession. The team dietitian…
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Today we explore the art of broadcasting with Joe Kendrick, WNCW’s program director, as well as the creator and host of Southern Songs and Stories-a music interview podcast and radio show. Learn more about Joe and Southern Songs and Stories: https://www.southernsongsandstories.com Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you ca…
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Paul Dempsey is a digital artist, egg tempura painter, jazz and bluegrass inspired finger style guitarist and composer from Lynchburg, VA. From losing part of a finger (just like Jerry Garcia), to helping his late brother complete a top secret jazz album, becoming an expert in the almost lost art of egg tempura painting and taking the digital art w…
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