Appalshop News

Nimrod Workman Enters the National Recording Registry

Nimrod Workman was a Kentucky-born coal miner, trade unionist, and folk singer who worked in the mines from age fourteen until black lung…

Seedtime on the Cumberland 2025

SAVE THE DATE! Seedtime on the Cumberland—Appalshop's FREE festival featuring music, art, local crafters, and food—will be held June…

June Appal’s Groundbreaking Appalachian Hip-Hop Album

On August 2, June Appal Recordings is releasing No Options: Hip-Hop in Appalachia ! Even better, you can preorder it through Bandcamp now…

Aiding Appalachian Mental Health + a New CMI Film

In late fall 2024, Appalachia Media Institute Program Manager Tommy Anderson led a series of Mental Health First Aid training courses for…

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Hello, New WMMT Studio!

We are proud to share that WMMT-FM is moving into their new studio at 253A E. Main Street in downtown Whitesburg. Although the Possum Den,…

Appalachian Flood Support Resources

In February 2025, Eastern Kentucky experienced another catastrophic flood. We are updating this page, originally made for the 2022 floods,…

Where is Appalshop?

Many of you have asked about where Appalshop is physically these days. Great question! We actually have a few spaces in which we are…

New Year, New Album

All of us at Appalshop want to wish you the best as we begin a new year. Here’s to 2025 being inspiring and invigorating, and we look…

Happy Holidays from Appalshop

As we bring 2024 to a close, we want to take a moment to thank you—our incredible community of supporters—for being part of…