Moving
Mountain: Voices of Appalachia Rise Up Against Mountaintop Removal Coal
Mining
Monday, May 17, 2004, 8:00 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
10309 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
$12 advance/$15 door
This concert is dedicated to the environmental fight against the devastation
of mountains and communities in the coalfields of southern and central
Appalachia. Moving Mountains was compiled by lifelong musician and activist
Jen Osha, who first heard coalfield residents speak about the impact
of mountaintop removal (MTR) in their communities during her graduate
work in Forestry at Yale. A Mountain State resident, Osha has devoted
much of her time to harnessing the healing and storytelling power of
music to help coalfield communities end the legal practice of MTR. The
CD features artists inspired by the devastation of Appalachian MTR coal
mining, including singer/songwriter Andrew McKnight, songwriter and
WV Public Radio host Kate Long, guitarist/songwriter Mike Morningstar,
and venerable fiddler Vasser Clements. Along with 13 songs, the CD includes
6 interviews with residents of the impacted areas. Most of the proceeds
from sales of Moving Mountains will go to non-profit organizations helping
mining communities threatened or destroyed by MTR, including the Ohio
Valley Environmental Coalition and Coal River Mountain Watch.
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