S3E6 Appalachian Vibes- Weekend Plans, Fanoplane and author Joan Vannorsdall

Hello beautiful listeners,

This week on Appalachian Vibes my guests are the soul-jazz-funk band from Richmond, VA- Weekend Plans. They're kick ass. Check out their website here: weekendplansmusic.com

Fanoplane is my second guest, NPR's darling Bob Boilen plays synth and Ted Zook is a classical guitarist in the experimental jazz ensemble from DC. They rotate players every time they gather, and the sound is always changing, nothing repeats.

My last guest is Joan Vannorsdall, an Appalachian author with BlueRidge Country Magazine. She embarked on a journey to discover how small towns in Appalachia are making it, how they tell their story, and what that story is. She reads her piece about Harlan Kentucky. To learn more about Joan and to read her bi monthly column, head over to blueridgecountry.com.

Thank you to my guests, Darrell Scott for writing and performing "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" and to Mountain Stage for allowing Appalachian Vibes to use the recording. Thank you to Palmyra the band for the intro and outro music. Appalachian Vibes is from WNCW. Listen live here: WNCW.org

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Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.