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The opening night concert for Home Craft Days will feature Elizabeth LaPrelle and the Family Band, Martha Spencer and the Wonderland Band and others.

A winter sports fundraiser, plays, concerts and lectures are offered this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Folk music part of summer Voiceworks

This week’s episode is all about ballad singers and storytellers. We’ll hear an interview with West Virginia native Becca Spence Dobias who wrote a novel called ‘On Home.’ And co-host Mason Adams sits down with ballad singer Elizabeth LaPrelle, who grew up in Rural Retreat, Virginia. We’ll also hear about a song called “Tom Dooley,” which was first released shortly after the Civil War, and much more.

Update on 4/16/10 -- P. Brennan's is still awaiting its ABC license. The opening is being pushed back until next week. Simply put, P. Brennan's is massive. The

It's the end of the road for P. Brennan's Irish Pub and Restaurant at 2910 Columbia Pike. The cavernous local pub will shutter after closing on Friday. Owner

This week’s episode is all about ballad singers and storytellers.

Elizabeth LaPrelle of Anna & Elizabeth anchors the four-piece behind this comforting, intimate album of a cappella harmonies and Appalachian ballads

Caitlin Tan is working as Inside Appalachia’s folklife reporter, as part of a Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies grant. The goal of her reporting is to help engage a new generation in Appalachian folklife and culture.