Appalachian Hymn Singing, This West Virginia Morning
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On this West Virginia Morning, a two-man rescue team found the body of a missing miner in the Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County. An around the clock search and rescue operation had been in motion since Saturday.
Also, there’s a style of singing in bluegrass and traditional music that’s rooted in the music of Primitive and Old Regular Baptist churches, places where singers like bluegrass legend Stanley were raised. On a recent episode of Inside Appalachia, reporter Zack Harold introduced us to a woman who helps keep this sacred tradition alive.
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