Hello all! This winter I have been developing a presentation on the history of the Mine Wars. The show is a mix of talk, song and slideshow.     I sing and play a mix of music from the CD and other songs and poems I came across in my research for Blair [...]

Arch Coal is attempting to renew a permit to mine Blair Mountain, WV in the heart of the Battlefield!

In order to protest and possibly stop the renewal of this mine permit, it’s important for folks like you to send letters to the WV Department of Environmental Protection. You can read more about what’s [...]

This is a great review of the Blair Pathways CD that we just received from songwriter/rabble-rouser David Rovics:
“This is the best compilation CD I’ve heard in years.  What a fantastic collection of songs and instrumentals that powerfully evoke the epic conflict in the West Virginia mines as well as the rich cultural [...]

Hello folks!
It has been a powerful fall, with the passing of anti-MTR activist Larry Gibson, and his subsequent memorial. For those of you who haven’t heard of Larry, he was a persistent and emotive force in the fight to end mountain-top removal and coal extraction in Appalachia. He motivated countless people [...]

Feel free to use this text on your listservs or post on facebook!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Release of the Blair Pathways CD: A Musical Exploration of America’s Largest Labor Uprising

This fall marks the 92nd Anniversary of the March to Blair Mountain in West Virginia, a coal-field uprising of over 10,000. Rivaled only in scope [...]