D&E Brings Sounds of Railroading to Life Linda Skidmore May 26, 2016 Fiddles replicating shrieking steam whistles and grinding steel wheels. Banjos supplying the rhythm of a train underway. Guitars emulating the driving force of iron horses thundering through ravines. Together...
W.Va. State Thespians Festival Coming to Davis & Elkins Linda Skidmore March 30, 2016 Davis & Elkins College has been selected as the host site for the West Virginia State Thespians Festival, bringing more than 500 middle and high school theatre teachers and their students to campus and...
Highlighting Success: The Mountain Music Trail Andrew Carroll November 25, 2015 There's a single outcome when people join together under a common goal: success. That's what The Mountain Music Trail has found lately. The Mountain Music Trail has managed to take the individual success of...
Wheeling Educator Uses Augusta to Bridge Generations with Bluegrass Music Andrew Carroll September 2, 2015 This story was originally produced for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Each summer, Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College hosts five weeks of traditional music and arts workshops. Each...
From Augusta: Teenage West Virginian Finds Pride in Fiddle Andrew Carroll August 12, 2015 This story was originally produced for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. This year at Old-Time, Vocal, and American Vernacular Dance Week at the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College,...