This short piece will be an intro to a documentary we’re working on about strip mining and mountain top removal in nearly Kentucky and West Virginia.

The tribute to Prine’s classic song is performed by musicians Mike Mitchell, Bernie Coveney, Abe Goorskey and Chris Luster at Oak Grove Pavilion in Floyd, Virginia.

Dale Cash (no relation) performs “Sunday Morning Coming Down” at a Johnny Cash birthday celebration at the Country Store in Floyd, Virginia, on February 18, 2012. Shot with a Canon 5D, MKII and a Sony 560V. Sound recorded on a Tascan DR-40. Edited in Final Cut Pro X using multi-cam. Sepia and other filters added to some cuts for effect.

Dale Cash (no relation) performs “Big River” at a Johnny Cash birthday celebration at the Country Store in Floyd, Virginia, on February 18, 2012.

The Kind, a Southwestern Virginia band known for its covers of Grateful Dead songs, performs “The Music Never Stops” at their 26th Anniversary concert at The Pine Tavern near Floyd, VA

Levon Helm, legendary rocker and co-founder of The Band, died on April 19, 2012. I remembered that I had some footage of him shot during a news assignment at FloydFest, a summer music festival in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia, in 2010. A short clip remembering his performance there. Shot with a Canon 5D MKII

Master guitar maker and picker Wayne Henderson plays a Doc Watson tune at the Floyd Radio Show in Floyd, Virginia on March 3, 2012.

Chance McCoy and Anna Roberts-Gevalt provide a brief history of the world with the traditional minstrel tune, “Walking in the Parlor” in The Floyd Radio Show, February 4, 2012