COAL CAMP VOICES: ‘Kettle Bottom’ Thursday at 9 p.m. on W.Va. Public Radio
Tune in at 9 p.m., Thursday, May 22, on W.Va. Public Radio … for a radio version of poet Diane Gilliam Fisher’s “Kettle Bottom”… produced by Kate Long … hear the emotional truth of voices from a 1920s Mingo County coal camp.
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I live in West Virgina and work an hour away in Maryland. My boyfriend of 5yrs and myself both come from coal mining families. My grandfather was the 1st one in my family to go to college and not end up working under the mountians. When my boyfriend picked me up at 9 for the long ride home, we turned the raido to Public New Radio as allways, and we heard the most remarkable poetry, Kettlebottom. The entire ride home, we didn’t say two words to each other, we just listened, and kept turning up the volume with each reading. I’ve never had anything reach so deep and speak my heritage so profoundly. Thank you. thank you thank you thank you for the reading. I will allways remember it!
September 15th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Is there a way to access this presentation and listen to the publication?
September 21st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Cooper Jackson, you might listen to this: http://www.wvpbmedia.com/radionews/2008/0410KettleBottomPreview.mp3 …. and then call Public Radio to see if they still have the show online…. I’m not sure. I’ll ask Kate Long if it’s available anywhere now months after the broadcast. Thanks for the comment.
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:00 am
Hi,
Thanks so very much! I appreciate your efforts! This is the first time I have taught this selection in school, so I am eager to find helpful materials.