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Seeing Southern: Soggy Bottom Boys Back in Business

When I first saw George Clooney snuggle up to the radio mic in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, I couldn't believe my ears. What a voice! He has looks, and he can sing. What is it that people say? If it sounds too good to

Seeing Southern: Memories, Nourished by Music

No matter your age. No matter your whereabouts. You have a memory that is nourished by music.

Back in the Virginia Mountains

Well, the non-St. John March hikes, and may this collective set get me back to better timeliness in write-ups for the countless millions who await them.

The Hikes of St. John Island

You could be one of the luckiest guys there is if you had a girl who would walk with you – rain, snow, cold, wind – weekend after weekend, season after season, for 10 years.

Kevin Costner & Modern West

One of our writers had the opportunity to interview Kevin Costner & Modern West - read our interview here, including a brief note on Costner's involvement with the famous Hatfields & McCoys miniseries.

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The Soggy Bottom Boys performed at The Holler, just outside the Ole Smoky Distillery, on March 22, 2014, for a first-ever live performance. Ole Smoky Moonshine hopes that these free concerts are just the beginning of many shindigs that will unify the citizens of Gatlinburg, Tenn. with the thousands of visitors who make their way into this magical holler every year.

Seeing Southern: Soggy Bottom Boys Back in Business

When I first saw George Clooney snuggle up to the radio mic in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, I couldn't believe my ears. What a voice! He has looks, and he can sing. What is it that people say? If it sounds too good to be true, it surely is.
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Seeing Southern: Memories, Nourished by Music

No matter your age. No matter your whereabouts. You have a memory that is nourished by music.
Gail reaching for the wacky phone on the Hi Dee Ho Trail.

Back in the Virginia Mountains

Well, the non-St. John March hikes, and may this collective set get me back to better timeliness in write-ups for the countless millions who await them.
The view from our back porch at Coconut Coast Villas.

The Hikes of St. John Island

You could be one of the luckiest guys there is if you had a girl who would walk with you – rain, snow, cold, wind – weekend after weekend, season after season, for 10 years.
Kevin Costner & Modern West

Kevin Costner & Modern West

One of our writers had the opportunity to interview Kevin Costner & Modern West - read our interview here, including a brief note on Costner's involvement with the famous Hatfields & McCoys miniseries.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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