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In walked Travis Stimeling. Burly and ebullient, Stimeling grew up playing guitar in church as a child in Buckhannon, West Virginia, then went on to study trombone in college. That eventually led to a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a teaching gig at Millikin University in Illinois.

Compassionate, generous and intelligent are all words that Travis Stimeling’s loved ones use to describe them. Stimeling was a West Virginia University professor of Appalachian music and studies and a

ELKINS — The West Virginia Folklife Program will recognize 2022-2023 Apprenticeship Program participants Saturday at the Phil Gainer Community Center. The c

String instrument players from across generations converged recently at Clifftop (the Appalachian String Band Music Festival) and the Hammons Family Fiddle and Banjo Contests and World Class Jam.

The honorees are among 52 students named WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors.

Under the masterful leadership of Music Director and Conductor Ella Saltonstall Katelnikov, the Isle Bells set the right tone for gleeful performances at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday at the

FAIRMONT — Traditional ballad singing has a long history in Appalachia where families have passed down songs for generations.