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'LONG BLACK VEIL' by Through the Trees
The first formal gig by by our baby-band THROUGH THE TREES at Coal River Coffee Company, featuring Jim Probst, Rashawn 'Ray' Garnett and myself too place August 30, 2024. Here’s our ‘folk chamber’ interpretation of one of the saddest songs in the American canon, “Long Black Veil” by Johnny Cash. Thanks to Joe Bird for helping with sound; James Townsend for the fill-in gig; and Anne Melton for a fine two-song set at our break. Onwards into the Trees 🌳 🌲 🌴!
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NOTES BEFORE YOU VOTE | 'JD WINCE'
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AT THE DNC, Michelle Obama exhorted us to "do something," while Tim Walz urges us "to get in the game," with under 60 days to an election that'll lock America's future: Democracy or Autocracy? Here's my doing something: the second in a hypershort video series 'NotesBeforeYouVote.com.' The episode is titled 'JD WINCE' on the shapeshifting, conscience-free JD Vance, who could be president this ti...
NOTES BEFORE YOU VOTE: Guest Limericks
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EPISODE 3 in NOTESBEFOREYOUVOTE.com: Op-ed Limericks by Colleen Anderson for the Trump Age FREE SUBSCRIBE, SEE MORE EPISODES and SHARE THE SERIES at: notesbeforeyouvote.com Colleen Anderson is one of the cultural treasures of West Virginia, and a Renaissance Woman in several creative fields, from design to poetry, performance to origami artwork. She is also an accomplished, popular op-ed limeri...
NOTES BEFORE YOU VOTE | No Climate For You
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WEB SERIES: notesbeforeyouvote.com/p/notesbeforeyouvote-no-climate-for EPISODE: 'No Climate For You' SUMMARY: How many times did the Trump-approved Republican platform mention the word 'climate,' especially after 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history? Find out in this short video series on the 2024 elections in America. PS: Free subscribe for future episodes from this video series and c...
'Swallowtail Ode' from theSTORYistheTHING
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TITLE: "Swallowtail Ode" WHAT: A couple of close-up, musical minutes with a Tiger Swallowtail and a Monarch Butterfly, as they flit and feed one sunny afternoon. LENGTH: 2 minutes, 16 seconds WHERE: Shot at Hoeft Marsh in Greenbottom, West Virginia, in august2024 WHO: Video, photographs and electric piano improvisation by Douglas John Imbrogno BY: A Naturegram production by theSTORYistheTHING.s...
'BIRDS ON A WIRE.' A Mourning Dove Musical Montage
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Every creative person who submits their work to publications, contests and festivals had better brace themselves for slap after slap after slap of rejection. After sequential writing contest and festival rejections in recent weeks of what I felt was good work - but someone thought was inadequate, insufficient or not hip/accomplished/cool enough - I chose to self-soothe yesterday morning - and t...
SHADY GROVE: Through the Trees cellphone rehearsal aug14 2024
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Many Appalachiavillians know "Shady Grove," a traditional 'courting' tune, thought to have originated in eastern Kentucky at the 20th century's start. The tune's Wikipedia page says it was popular "among old-time musicians of the Cumberlands before being widely adopted in the bluegrass repertoire." Through the years, many stanzas have been added (up to 300, by now) by a range of artists as it h...
THE BUTTERFLY & BEE
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VIDEO: "The Butterfly & Bee" ABOUT: A Naturegram of theSTORYistheTHING.substack.com LENGTH: 1 minute, 35 seconds VIDEO: Barboursville Park, Barboursville, W.Va. | august2024 SOUNDTRACK: 'Lost Stage' by Blue Dot Sessions NOTE: Free subscribe for more imagery & words: theSTORYistheTHING.substack.com BY: AmpMediaProject.com
Jonas Brothers Sampler
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WHAT: A Jonas Brothers Sampler WHEN: From a September 16, 20223 concert at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY. RELATED: See related article: thestoryisthething.substack.com/p/its-a-jonas-brothers-thing #jonasbrothers
Trailer for 'When Earl Went to War'
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See full 16-minute video and related story at: thestoryisthething.substack.com/p/saying-goodbye-to-earl
WEST VIRGINIA, MY HOME
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SONG: 'West Virginia, My Home' by Hazel Dickens from ‘Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People” WHERE: Performed at Coal River Coffee Company Thursday Open Mic, July 11, 2024 PERFORMERS: DOUGLAS JOHN IMBROGNO | guitar & vocals RAY GARNETT | violin JIM PROBST | lap dulcimer FOR MORE (and to free subscibe for future imagery, music, and writing: thestoryisthething.substack.com
'FIRE WORKS' | An iPhoneagraphy Exploration
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TITLE: 'FIRE WORKS' SUBTITLE: 'Fireworks Viewed As iPhone ArtWorks' ABOUT: An AmpMediaProject.com iPhoneagraphy Exploration BY: Douglas John Imbrogno ALTERED PHOTOGRAPHY: Shot July 4, 2024, at the Target Parking Lot, Barboursville, West Virginia FOR MORE: Free subscribe to my writing&imagery website via its free email newsletter: thestoryisthething.substack.com SEE RELATED ESSAY: thestoryisthet...
TEASELS and CATTAILS june2024
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ONE-MINUTE FILMS: 'Teasels and Cattails" | june2024 WHERE: Hoeft Marsh, Greenbottom, W.Va. SEE RELATED POST (and free subscribe for future related posts): thestoryisthething.substack.com/p/greenbottom-report
'STARS and PLANETS (Laurie's Song)'
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'STARS and PLANETS (Laurie's Song)' is a tune I wrote in homage and admiration for my lovely wife, with whom I mark 35 years of marriage on this day. I finally got around this morning to whipping up a quick music video to go along with the song. The tune is written in the vein of classic American Songbook finger-snapping, swingy tunes, a la Sinatra and others of that ilk. I sprung it on her in ...
ONE MINUTE NOW | Kimsey Run Lake
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WHAT: 'ONE MINUTE NOW' Film Series No. 1 TITLE: 'Lake Effect' WHERE: Kimsey Run Lake, Lost River, W.Va. WHEN: november2021 SOUNDTRACK: 'Gilly Wash' by Blue Dot Sessions PRODUCTION: theSTORYistheTHING.com
WHEN ROBOTS COME AT YOU: A Frontline Report
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WHEN ROBOTS COME AT YOU: A Frontline Report
'LIGHTS': A Musical Homage to a Great Tune
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'LIGHTS': A Musical Homage to a Great Tune
ONE-MINUTE 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE EXPERIENCE
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ONE-MINUTE 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE EXPERIENCE
IQFAF acceptance video
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IQFAF acceptance video
TREE HYMN | Easter Sunday 2024
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TREE HYMN | Easter Sunday 2024
HOUSE IN THE CLOUDS Official Trailer
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HOUSE IN THE CLOUDS Official Trailer
'Greenbottom Daydream'
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'Greenbottom Daydream'
KIRKIN' O' the TARTANS
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KIRKIN' O' the TARTANS
SAYING GOODBYE TO BILL | Ashley Skeen
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SAYING GOODBYE TO BILL | Ashley Skeen
A 2010 Visit to the Charleston Gazette Newsroom in West Vigrinia
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A 2010 Visit to the Charleston Gazette Newsroom in West Vigrinia
THE SKILLET LADY INTERVIEW: The Right Way to Butcher a Hog
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THE SKILLET LADY INTERVIEW: The Right Way to Butcher a Hog
NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS
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NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS
'GLADIATOR SONG' by The Silent Gondoliers
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'GLADIATOR SONG' by The Silent Gondoliers
IT'S ALL VERY INSTRUMENTAL
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IT'S ALL VERY INSTRUMENTAL
FLOODSTER PICKUP BAND: 'ORPHAN GIRL'
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FLOODSTER PICKUP BAND: 'ORPHAN GIRL'

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  • @user-wc1ft6jv8r
    @user-wc1ft6jv8r 15 днів тому

    Watch for raddle snake putting ur hands n rocks❤

  • @zyonman2312
    @zyonman2312 Місяць тому

    There's people,,

  • @buzz5969
    @buzz5969 Місяць тому

    We made rock piles clearing land, nothing mysterious or spiritual about it. It Sucked, back breaking hard labor but needed to be done.

  • @ricksmith6298
    @ricksmith6298 2 місяці тому

    Wish I could have been there.

  • @Sunshineathens
    @Sunshineathens 2 місяці тому

    Memory Eternal.

  • @LP-no5zq
    @LP-no5zq 2 місяці тому

    We bought a house in the WV mountains & there are many of these formation and one stone bathing pool. It's extremely interesting & no one knows anything about them, only that they've always been there.

  • @user-ro1yq6ee6o
    @user-ro1yq6ee6o 2 місяці тому

    Sick, reprobate, unholy, TRAITORS , Amen

  • @yvonnehughes8143
    @yvonnehughes8143 2 місяці тому

    Well done everyone from London

  • @adamhunt4462
    @adamhunt4462 3 місяці тому

    Budget closed down last month. Really sad. I've been going there for years. It was the coolest store around. John and the rest of the crew were awesome!

  • @genniejefferson6588
    @genniejefferson6588 3 місяці тому

    Where did they get the rocks?

  • @darrellepickering8433
    @darrellepickering8433 4 місяці тому

    In Ireland & the British Isles there's rock walls from people clearing the land. Considering these tho it seems like something else.

    • @thestoryisthething
      @thestoryisthething 4 місяці тому

      As the person who shot this video and did the story about these walls and rock-works, I suspect the Irish and British story behind such walls prevails here. The mystery is fun to contemplate, and I had fun with it in the video. But I suspect there is a lot of wishful thinking that the site is a sacred or ceremonial site, however much how cool that might be, and that the purpose was much more quotidien (and useful, as in clearing the land below). But who knows?

  • @sheenalinger4993
    @sheenalinger4993 4 місяці тому

    There is a very large hillside site in Barbour county. The closest people living to it now are family of mine (unfortunately the site property isn't). Though family have hunted and road trail around there for 100+ years They never really gave it much thought other than someone possibly clearing stone from a field. Yet the first massive stack is 1/2 way up a pretty good incline and the other 4 are staggered up to an narrow top ridge with an even steeper drop down. I have some pictures of it somewhere I wish I had a video to share.

  • @user-nc2rp2vx2l
    @user-nc2rp2vx2l 4 місяці тому

    I have 160 acres of Eastern Kentucky land. All but 10 acres is hill land. Its not extremely steep, but steep enough that you would assume those hills were never farmed by white settlers. Well, you would be wrong. I'm 71 years old and remember my grandfather who was born in 1888, and he remembered his grandfather who was born in 1830. I remember my grandfather talking about the 160 acres that I now own, and has been in our family for generations. It was farmed as far back as the 1830's for sure, and those hillsides were plowed with single point plows with a "root cutter" in front of the plow point, and pulled by mules. The men in the vicinity would help each other clear hillside fields of timber, and help each other load rocks, which are abundant here in Appalachia, and hard to plow and hoe around, and haul them on sleds pulled by the mules to an area designated for rock piles. Those rock piles got a little larger every year the hillsides were farmed. Those rock piles are still here, and look just like the ones in your video. I've had people hunting on my land to call them Indian graves, Indian land markers, Indian worshiping sites, etc. Well here is the answer to the mystery. They are Rock Piles! They have no mystical significance! They were not built by native Americans, or aliens! They were an attempt by hard working early settlers , to live a subsistence life style on the only land they could afford. Cheap Appalachian hillsides not because that is what they liked, but because they couldn't afford flat, fertile Bluegrass land. I know it makes a better video, or story, to call them something that they are not, but for the sake of accurate history give these Old Timers credit for their ingenuity in solving a problem in their involvement, and living a good life on undesirable land.

  • @MarkSmith-ln8oz
    @MarkSmith-ln8oz 5 місяців тому

    Rock piles like this are everywhere in the Midwest, never heard them being attributed to Native American though.

  • @billcorley6339
    @billcorley6339 6 місяців тому

    where is this located? Is this at Boomer on Armstrong mountain?

  • @user-ph7bh5yu2l
    @user-ph7bh5yu2l 6 місяців тому

    Burial grounds very sacred don.t mess with it or else

  • @sbennettyt
    @sbennettyt 6 місяців тому

    I do a lot of hiking in southern wv and I find piles of stone all the time. Apparently there was a time in the past when people did hard work if they wanted to eat.

  • @sharonbroderick4048
    @sharonbroderick4048 7 місяців тому

    A wonderful life they had .thank you for bringing this to my attention ! dobie Gillis the first season or two when I was in high school and looking for " " the perfect girl " and gilligan's island I I have the DVD series . so glad I know this story ! Thanks again ! Maynard got me interested in jazz and Thelonius Monk .what a name and story he had !

    • @thestoryisthething
      @thestoryisthething 7 місяців тому

      Dreama is a dearheart. And, boy, she keeps the torch of her love for Bob Denver, burning onwards! Thanks for your comment on the video. Much appreciated.🙏

  • @donhall6051
    @donhall6051 7 місяців тому

    And now the government shows up and takes over. Everything vanishes

  • @dennisthurman2070
    @dennisthurman2070 9 місяців тому

    Shawnee maybe

  • @thestoryisthething
    @thestoryisthething 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for the comment. Isn’t that a cool piece? George was quite the musician back in the day. Lot of pathos hearing that song. How different might George/Elizabeth’s life have been if that life had come to adulthood in our era where George might have transitioned peaceably and creatively to Elizabeth. See my stories for the full backdrop of this remarkable life story. ~ Douglas Imbrogno

  • @davide.b8027
    @davide.b8027 9 місяців тому

    That Marathon Man sounds like some Alice Cooper. Amazing stuff! Definitely a talent.

  • @mikekennedy2965
    @mikekennedy2965 9 місяців тому

    these things are all over New England

  • @tommyboy2607
    @tommyboy2607 11 місяців тому

    I love in WV myself and a few years back we were out looking for caves to explore. We came across mounds of rocks just like this Wasn't sure what they were. It was almost at the top of a mountain, over looking a huge gap. There was no fields nearby so it wasn't collected rocks that were dumped.

  • @sonjacrowell9896
    @sonjacrowell9896 Рік тому

    Oooo weee. I wanna go there. ❤

  • @rd8370
    @rd8370 Рік тому

    They are pillars of a covenant between kinships.

  • @FHLeghorn
    @FHLeghorn Рік тому

    I’ve got 13 on my property.

  • @aprilmartin520
    @aprilmartin520 Рік тому

    One of my favorite songs and you did it in a grand way! Love it!

    • @thestoryisthething
      @thestoryisthething Рік тому

      Thank you for listening and commenting, April. Much appreciated. I always adore the chance to sing this classic.

  • @billhart4710
    @billhart4710 Рік тому

    Loverly.

    • @thestoryisthething
      @thestoryisthething Рік тому

      Thank you, Sir Hart!

    • @thestoryisthething
      @thestoryisthething Рік тому

      Thank you so much for taking a listen and making a comment on our version, April! For more on the backstory of the song - it almost got cut from “The Wizard of Oz” because the studio felt it slowed down the movie - see my story at my writing website. And be well. | Douglas | www.thestoryisthething.com/2023/05/24/over-the-rainbow-primer-and-duet/

  • @tysonmiller2215
    @tysonmiller2215 Рік тому

    ive seen lots of stacked rock piles on family farm in Hurricane WV

  • @65stang98
    @65stang98 Рік тому

    arent those types of rock cairns usually graves?

  • @johnfree2833
    @johnfree2833 Рік тому

    You maggot.dont touch my ancestors.go dig up cemetery in Europe you sick old freak

  • @brittanytoler3139
    @brittanytoler3139 Рік тому

    There's an identical site along the Birch river that has been untouched. So neat.

  • @marieawine2969
    @marieawine2969 Рік тому

    I know this is native American land which they apparently worshiped the gods n dead n this man needs to stop acting like he's native ,he has a English nose n I bet blue eyes

  • @randysimmons9838
    @randysimmons9838 Рік тому

    Looks like a fireplace

  • @lisalise1622
    @lisalise1622 Рік тому

    Who cares what they think!

    • @thestoryisthething
      @thestoryisthething Рік тому

      With all due respect, who cares what you think about what they think? Rock on, protesters.

  • @rickijimenez2386
    @rickijimenez2386 2 роки тому

    The large hill behind them may be all man-made as possible with the Indian mound as well ?!

  • @Lunchladydoyle
    @Lunchladydoyle 2 роки тому

    Ann is so criminally underrated. Adore this punk goddess 🙏🏽🎱💔

  • @myst1c_cl0uds_fnxf67
    @myst1c_cl0uds_fnxf67 2 роки тому

    Ik it’s random and this is old but there’s a flood happening for me down near where Malden is not the exact location but it’s bad bad it’s all coming from pointlick

  • @darrellejohnson7139
    @darrellejohnson7139 2 роки тому

    That's actually how us Native American Indians buried our relatives. Used the rocks to bury our relative and their loyal animals. Rocks were used so wild game didn't dig up the bodies and more but can't be shared.

  • @rhondasisco-cleveland2665
    @rhondasisco-cleveland2665 2 роки тому

    Could that be a firing pit for clay wear or smelting?

  • @keithwatson8228
    @keithwatson8228 2 роки тому

    Those refrigerators.

  • @rondelby2482
    @rondelby2482 2 роки тому

    It is closed for awhile. Not sure when it will open back up.

  • @ladonnacross9548
    @ladonnacross9548 2 роки тому

    The ancient people who were here before the Native Americans created Mound burial sites and those mounds of rocks may be graves. It would be worth getting permission to dig to find out.

  • @ladonnacross9548
    @ladonnacross9548 2 роки тому

    So they are discovering now that the Cherokee Indians described a "Moon Eyed people" who lived here in WV when they came here. They apparently created these rock forts and things of that nature.

  • @rondelby2482
    @rondelby2482 2 роки тому

    This video is the best one..

  • @briangateley4909
    @briangateley4909 2 роки тому

    Wow. WOW🦅🦅🦅

  • @MrChristianDT
    @MrChristianDT 2 роки тому

    I don't know what part of West Virginia this is, but did hear of supposed burial mounds which were never looked into in the Shenandoah Valley. But, I don't think these are burial mounds, unless your on the Eastern end of the state- then they might be Fort Ancient. Only other thing I can imagine of Native origin that they could be is that I've heard there used to be a tradition of marking places where warriors fell in battle with piles of rocks, though I never would've imagined they'd use rocks that big.

  • @michaelcollado2671
    @michaelcollado2671 2 роки тому

    Rip

  • @bigrhinonagy9808
    @bigrhinonagy9808 2 роки тому

    Been going there since the 80s was just in there the other day my birthday Feb 6 2022 talked to John we chatted about things going on in Chrystals and stones we even talked about some jewelry he's a really great guy I'll probably go there till I die peice and love brother John till the next time keep on keeping on