Music

Title Issue
Jazz at Charles Pointe

Jazz at Charles Pointe

Winter heats up in the East Coast’s new jazz crossroads on Winter Jazz Weekend in Bridgeport.

Winter 2011
Zone 8 Recording Studio

Zone 8 Recording Studio

Zone 8 Recording in Granville has been one of Morgantown’s best sources for recording local music since 1994.

Fall 2011
The Mountains are Alive with Music

The Mountains are Alive with Music

Featuring a lineup of local and famous artists, listeners are bound to find something new to love on Mountain Stage.

Fall 2011
Wild and Wonderful: The Music of West Virginia

Wild and Wonderful: The Music of West Virginia

The Mountain State’s thriving music scene offers surprising diversity.

Fall 2011
Musician Soldier Gary Bonnett Gets Back to Writing

Musician Soldier Gary Bonnett Gets Back to Writing

Gary Bonnett first picked up the guitar as a teenager and spent many years finding his voice. The Rock Cave native, who recently returned home from a stint with the Air National Guard in Afghanistan, found he wanted to pursue an old-time, country music feel—the style he was brought up around.

Summer 2011
Jeff Ellis Makes Music With Heart

Jeff Ellis Makes Music With Heart

Huntington native and singer-songwriter Jeff Ellis does a little bit of everything, including putting out many great records.

Summer 2011
Pickin’ in the Panhandle

Pickin’ in the Panhandle

A three-day celebration of bluegrass music and world-class barbeque, this Hedgesville festival has something for everyone.

Fall 2010
Drumming up a Legacy

Drumming up a Legacy

Morgantown resident Ellie Mannette is regarded throughout the world as "the father of the modern steel pan drum."

Spring 2009
Mountain Made: Rachel Proctor

Mountain Made: Rachel Proctor

WV LIVING talks with Nashville songwriter and West Virginia native Rachel Proctor.

Spring 2009
The West Virginian Who Gave Life to Frosty

The West Virginian Who Gave Life to Frosty

Few people know that the author of "Frosty the Snowman" and other well-known songs was a West Virginian.

Winter 2008