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Tag: Adam Booth

Slonakers walking hayfields
November 1, 2013 Historic preservation / Natural resource management / West Virginia

Book Review: ‘Listening to the Land’

‘Listening to the Land’ uses story to raise awareness of the changing nature and related issues of WV’s Cacapon and Lost River Valley.

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September 24, 2013 Recording industry / Storytelling / West Virginia

CD Review: ‘The Mountain Came Alive’

This 50 minute instructional CD for middle schoolers is a love song to Appalachian culture in story and song, by West Virginian Adam Booth.

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adam booth spins a yarn onstage
November 28, 2012 Culture shifts / Storytelling

Preserving the Appalachian Way

“From my youngest years,” says storyteller Adam Booth, “I watched, listened and absorbed the stories and life around me. I fondly remember.”

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