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    COVERSTORY: BE THE CHANGE: The Tale of A Song and Its Two Songwriters

    March 4, 2021 /

    The COVERSTORY for our March 2021 edition is a twofer: Watch the debut of an original WestVirginiaVille music video of "Be the Change" — and hear songwriters Ron Sowell and Jon Wikstrom talk about the roots of their song and their long songwriting comradeship.

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    MUSICVIDEO: “Winter Walking,” when it’s not such a wonderland

    February 16, 2021 /

    A long winter grips the land. Add in cabin-fever weariness from a year-long COVID quarantine—and you can be forgiven if it seems like we are living through "a winter that never dies." Here's a music video about that.

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    “LAY THAT BURDEN DOWN”: A Musical Homage to John Lewis, Sung by Lady D

    September 24, 2020 /

    Check out the world premiere of the music video of the Ron Sowell/Jon Wikstrom song "Lay Down That Burden," sung by Lady D and inspired by the life, courage, and heart of John Lewis, whose example is ever more needed now in America.

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    SONGS of WEST VIRGINIA | “I Know I’m Home”

    June 22, 2020 /

    The tune "I Know I'm Home" kicks off a new WestVirginiaVille series showcasing original "Songs of West Virginia." The tune was co-written by Al Smith and Ron Sowell, the leader of the "Mountain Stage" band. Sowell was a wandering minstrel who landed here and found some harmony. And stayed for good.

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