Once a rude slur, 'Piney' is now embraced by many in Pine Barrens NJ
Those who live in the Pine Barrens are proud of the term "Piney," but it originally was deeply insulting, and even dangerous.
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Those who live in the Pine Barrens are proud of the term "Piney," but it originally was deeply insulting, and even dangerous.
Sharon Katz & The Peace Train perform at Camp Jam in The Pines Festival. Sharon Katz has gone all over the world promoting peace, love, and unity. She performed for Nelson Mandela. She jumped out of airplanes in South Africa to rock the vote in that country’s first multi-racial election. But more recently, she’s settled in Tijuana. “A documentary was made about [our band] The Peace Train, called When Voices Meet,” Katz explains. The story was so beautifully woven together by our executive producer Marilyn Cohen, and director Nancy Sutton Smith; people wanted to see it all around the w...