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We loved this chat with Rich Kirby, he is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about sport and strength and conditioning. Rich started his career as a professional footballer, moving into a role as the Head of Strength and Conditioning at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. Rich now runs his own Strength and Conditioning Business, with professional athletes from a variety of sports on his books, he has also transitioned into Hyrox. Caught up in the wave of the fastest growing fitness sport, Rich coaches Jake Williamson amongst others and leads from the front with his own incredible performances. British Record Breaker as part of the male relay team, Rich not only knows how to train physically but what it takes mentally to achieve in Hyrox. We hope you take as much from this episode as we did. To follow rich or get in touch about coaching, head to his instagram: @rich.kirby.elite.performance Drop us a message with any guest recommendations on instagram @rad_chix_ we would love to hear from you Fay & Em x
A Norwalk man is accused of tossing deer carcasses in the Wilton woods. An Aussie man finds a Huntsman spider in his groin region. Danbury police say a Hat City employee threatened to kill his co-worker. More residential living is coming to Main Street Danbury. The Danbury Pier 1 is being town down to make way for a Chipotle. Greater-Danbury journalist Rich Kirby joins the show to talk about the rise in Bobcat sightings.
(Image by Shutterstock) Lexington restaurateur Ouita Michel on how she is helping laid-off employees cope with the coronavirus crisis. | Those devices, our minds: latest installment in our mental health series | The literacy of early 20th century Appalachia | As Appalshop celebrates its 50th year, a visit with the folks at Possum Radio, the organization’s community station in Whitesburg. Segment One: Ouita Michel - LISTEN Segment Two: Dr. Melinda Moore, host of our series on mental health issues, interviews Father Steve Roberts of the Newman Center at UK on how our mobile devices affect who we are and how we behave | Samantha NeCamp, author of "Literacy in the Mountains: Community Newspapers and Writing in Appalachia" on the inaccurate portrayal of early 20th century Appalachians as generally illiterate. | Appalshop's 50th: "Possum Radio" with Rachel Garringer and Rich Kirby. - LISTEN Interviews: OUITA MICHEL MELINDA MOORE SAMANTHA NeCAMP RACHEL GARRINGER & RICH KIRBY
(Image by Shutterstock) Lexington restaurateur Ouita Michel on how she is helping laid-off employees cope with the coronavirus crisis. | Those devices, our minds: latest installment in our mental health series | The literacy of early 20th century Appalachia | As Appalshop celebrates its 50th year, a visit with the folks at Possum Radio, the organization’s community station in Whitesburg. Segment One: Ouita Michel - LISTEN Segment Two: Dr. Melinda Moore, host of our series on mental health issues, interviews Father Steve Roberts of the Newman Center at UK on how our mobile devices affect who we are and how we behave | Samantha NeCamp, author of "Literacy in the Mountains: Community Newspapers and Writing in Appalachia" on the inaccurate portrayal of early 20th century Appalachians as generally illiterate. | Appalshop's 50th: "Possum Radio" with Rachel Garringer and Rich Kirby. - LISTEN Interviews: OUITA MICHEL MELINDA MOORE SAMANTHA NeCAMP RACHEL GARRINGER & RICH KIRBY
“The Local Honeys are comprised of Linda Jean Stokley and Montana Hobbs. Stokley from the rolling hills of the Bluegrass, and Hobbs from the foothills of the Appalachian region have developed a sweet sound of the bluegrass kissing the mountains. They have dedicated themselves to the preservation of old music and the creation of new music. Their songwriting often reflects subject matter that little girls ought not talk about. In this episode of CLOSESOUND, The Local Honeys describe the creative process that led to their 2019 album “The Gospel” which offers a complex sketch of their relationship to Gospel music and rural Kentucky religious traditions. The album features traditional gospel songs, contemporary songs by East Kentucky writers, and satirical pieces about hippocracies within particular branches of the church. They express the deep and often confusing relationship many young inhabitants of the bible belt have to Christianity. In Montana’s own words, “even though it is faith based music, faith is not required as a listening tool. It’s just simply listening openly for what moves you, what compels you, and how that makes you feel.” They also discuss the recent emergence of a music scene in East and Central Kentucky, and dive into questions around the political and social responsibility of artists. How can music catalyze social change? Are artists responsible to make their communities better places— whether that be as light of a task as organizing a square dance or concert for pure entertainment, or as heavy as performing overtly political music in response to the violence exploitative coal companies? References: The Gospel http://www.thelocalhoneys.com/album/f4stgu30hvpye9h1uwklmfbc2fk85j Kentucky Center for Traditional Music Stephanie Jeter Cowan Creek Mountain Music School Jesse Wells Clack Mountain String Band Carmen Rogers (my Mom) Don Rogers (my Dad) John Harrod (Check out episode on Black Kentucky Fiddlers) Don’t Be A Square Brett Ratliff Kentucky Old-Time Music, Inc.: https://www.lexgathering.com/ The Burl Ricky Wasson Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park Mt. Sterling Court Days John Looney and Anna Kline (Grits and Soul http://gritsandsoul.com/) https://kfrecords.de/ The Miles Brothers: http://www.waynegraham.co/wg/index.php#splash Ona: http://www.thebandona.com/ Chris Justice Jimmy McCowan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9poWNvCIoeY Matt Kinman Moses Nelligan Jean Ritchie: Black Waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFVdp1KJiqM The Black Jewel Miner’s Blockade: https://www.wvpublic.org/post/former-blackjewel-miners-end-railroad-blockade-kentucky#stream/0 Rich and the Po’ Folk: https://www.appalshop.org/store/june-appal-recordings-by-format/cd-compact-disc/rich-and-the-po-folk-when-the-whistle-blew/ Rich Kirby (my fave song-singer of all time) Pierceton Hobbs Fodder Shock “Dying to Make a Livin” Loretta Lynn: “The Pill”, “Fist City” Martha Carson: “Weighed in the Balance” Kitty Wells: “Christmas Ain’t Like Christmas Anymore” Brennan Leigh: https://www.brennenleigh.net/biography Noel Mckay: http://www.noelmckay.com/ John Prine: “The Great Compromise” Tyler Childers Ian Noe Larry Webster, author of “High on a Mountain” Ella Webster Molly O’Day: “I’m Going Home on the Morning Train” Alfred Karnes “We Shall All be Reunited” Robbie Wells “The Waters of the James” Don Stover The Blue Sky Boys “I’m S-A-V-E-D” Sharon Shannon Ouita Michaels Hindman Settlement School Sheila Kay Adams Alice Gerrard Rebecca Gayle Howell Addie Graham Appalachian Reckoning Ivy Brashear: https://www.kystudentenvironmentalcoalition.org/the-young-kentuckian-blog/response-to-hillbilly-elegy Robert Gipe Appalshop: https://www.appalshop.org/ Nate Polly Sexy Sex Ed Tanya Turner Girls Rock Alliance https://girlsrocklouisville.org/ https://appalshop.networkforgood.com/projects/69137-girls-rock-whitesburg Carrie Wells Mitchella Phipps Slut Pill: https://slutpill.bandcamp.com/
In this episode we’re remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster in Raleigh County, WV in 2010, celebrating the life and musical legacy of Addie Graham with her grandson Rich Kirby, and reviewing some federal bills related to land and health here in the coalfields.
Greetings Lover Bunnies!!!! Happy Valentine's Day! xoxo Tonight's episode 107, HOUSE IS A FEELING, is a house music mix featuring DJ RICH KIRBY // UK/ AUS. Rich Kirby has been professionally DJing in The UK in Cambridge, London & Brighton, where he has lived for the last 10 years running successful club nights at Audio (Patterns), Riki Tik & summer beach parties on the terrace at Fortune of War. Career Highlights include DJing NYE in the British Airways i360 pod, second only to play here to local & international legend Fatboy Slim. His style is unique, drawing early influences from Progressive House, undertones that hint of his love of Soul, Hip Hop, UK Garage & R&B, and the backbone of Deep Upfront House music. With 18 years in the industry Rich is Immigrating permanantly to Australia this year to continue and progress his DJ career. NO TRACKLIST!!!!!!!!!! Follow Rich Kirby on Instagram : @rich_kirby_dj https://soundcloud.com/richkirbydj APPS: 1indienation iPhone, iPad, Android app, Backpack Studio, Amazon Wishlist, Breaker Audio, Venmo (@rachaeldepp) Follow Rachael Depp on Twitter @Rachael Follow Rachael Depp on Instagram @1indienation Love Always, Rachael Depp xo P.S. Listen to DJ JS-1 Valentine's Day MegaMix from the archives! https://www.mixcloud.com/1indienation/sexylove/ My amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3HZ5BYZN4Z9ZK
In this episode we're learning about the Mountains of Music Homecoming series of concerts and other events held throughout Southwest Virginia each summer. Ted Olson, a music historian at East TN State U and MC of many past Mtns of Music concerts, sat down in the studio with myself and WMMT programmer Rich Kirby to talk about the history of the program, and to highlight this summer’s excellent schedule. Along the way we’ll hear tunes recorded live at past Mtns. of Music concerts!
This episode of Mountain News and World Report begins with a remembrance of the Buffalo Creek Disaster, which took place 46 years ago on February 26. Then, we hear two stories from Ohio Valley ReSource about the Black Lung Epidemic and Data Analysis of the WV Drug Overdose Epidemic. Finally, Rich Kirby brings us a story of a new restaurant and hotel in St. Paul, VA aiming to increase tourism to SWVA.
This episode of Mountain Talk is a tribute to Kentucky Women in Traditional Music and was produced by Rich Kirby and John Harrod. It features the music and stories of Lily May Ledford, Addie Graham and more!
In this episode we remember tragic news from our region’s past, and we explore current news about public health crises in our mountains, and of new economic development projects. February 26 marks the 46th anniversary of the Buffalo Creek Disaster in Logan County, West Virginia. We begin our program with a piece from the WMMT Archives produced by Mimi Pickering. Then, we bring you two pieces from the Ohio Valley Resource. The first focuses on the unprecedented Black Lung Epidemic in Central Appalachia today. The second brings us information about a new data analysis system being used to address the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. Finally, Rich Kirby brings us the story of a new restaurant and hotel in St. Paul, Virginia which aims to increase economic development through tourism in the region.
Our region has incredible cultural assets, especially our music and dance, as well as traditional arts, crafts and foodways. In this episode of Mountain Talk Monday, we learn about the Mountains of Music Homecoming happening throughout Southwest Virginia June 9-17. Its a project of the The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, which came into being to provide economic opportunities locally through showcasing the region's distinctive music, venues and musicians. Host Kelli Haywood and guest host Rich Kirby from WMMT’s Deep in Tradition speak with the MOMH assistant coordinator and professor of Appalachian Studies at ETSU, Ted Olsen on the upcoming 9 days filled with wonderful traditional music and cultural events. Find out more at www.mtnsofmusic.com!
In this episode, learn more about the Mountains of Music Homecoming and the The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Host Kelli Haywood and guest host Rich Kirby from WMMT's Deep in Tradition speak with the MOMH assistant coordinator and professor of Appalachian Studies at ETSU, Ted Olsen on the upcoming 9 days filled with wonderful traditional music and cultural events. Find out more at www.mtnsofmusic.com!
This edition of Mountain News & World Report brings us the complicated legacy that coal is leaving in the mountains of southeastern, Kentucky. While on one hand we are proud to be miners and the children of miners, and we are grateful for the good paying jobs the industry has brought to the region, on the other hand, we are left wondering what now. In this time when the coal industry is in decline, we are reminded that the changes brought about by over a century mining coal aren’t easily adjusted. The first segment of this episode shares the story of Phillip Johnson and his family whose land has been strip-mined without their consent in recent years not unlike what was seen in the days of the Broadform Deed. While use of the broadform deed ended in 1988 through popular vote, the Johnsons found that there continues to be means by which a company can mine for minerals underneath the ground of a landowner who has not agreed to mining. Not only can they, but they can do so perfectly legally in Kentucky. WMMT contributor, Parker Hobson, brings us the story in collaboration with Tarence Ray of Appalachian Voices who has provided the photo of the Johnson property for this post. You can read Ray’s article and see more photographs at this link. Then, we revisit coverage from WMMT’s Rich Kirby in 2010 of the dedication of a permanent marker in remembrance of the Scotia Mine Disaster. March 9, 2016 marked the 40th anniversary of two mine explosions in Letcher Co., Kentucky. Dr. Greg Wagner gave an informative and thought-provoking commemorative speech revealing the complexities and sorrows these tragedies leave behind. And, finally, we have the story of Jeremy Brock of Evarts, Kentucky in our ongoing feature with Humans of Central Appalachia. Brock is an underground miner, father, and competition barbecuer. Like all of us, he’s wondering what happens when the mining jobs are all gone. Will his passion for barbecue be enough to carry him and his family through?