Editor John Lilly just released the Spring 2007 Goldenseal with a great cover story by Anna Sale on “Women Coal Miners.” Inside there is a nice story by Paul Gartner on Harold Hayslett. The acclaimed instrument maker was honored last winter at The South Charleston Museum with a reception, complete with many of WV’s finest musicians playing his instruments and a showing of Robert Gates’ film about him, “Building a Cello with Harold.” On page 52, is a sidebar about the film, available for loan from WVLC and for rental from The Cinema Guild. On the last page, Page 72, there is a nice article on Karen Vuranch’s just released film version of her great one-woman play, “Coal Camp Memories.”

Look for my 2007 list of “New Films on West Virginia and Appalachia” in a coming issue.

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