Hollow: McDowell County, WV Tells Its Stories

Elaine McMillion, director of the award-winning interactive documentary Hollow, visited WMMT’s Mountain Talk to discuss this multimedia project in which Elaine and McDowell County, WV, residents use video, photography, audio and writing to explore the joys and challenges of living in and rebuilding this hard hit Appalachian coal community. Linda McKinney, who runs the Five Loaves & […]

Dust in the Bottomland: Monodrama for Appalachia

WMMT’s Mountain Talk is pleased to present “Dust in the Bottomland,” an original musical monodrama (miniature opera) that paints a complex and moving portrait of modern Appalachia. The recording is followed by an interview with West Virginia composer/lyricist Nate May and singer Andrew Munn on the experiences that inform the story, and the power of […]

Remembering the Miners at Upper Big Branch

April 5 marked the 4th anniversary of the deadly explosion at then-Massey Coal’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, WV. As a way to remember, the WMMT family recorded these short portraits of the 29 men who so needlessly lost their lives. Their stories come from the Report to the Governor by the Governor’s […]