A collection of stories tagged 'hillbilly' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:46:39 EST Gathered around a large, vintage diaphragm microphone, the native West Virginians in Hillbilly Gypsies perform a mix of traditional and original Appalachian music before a crowd at the International Mother's Day Shrine. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52894 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92680316&ft=1&f=1039 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:55:00 EDT Singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim brings his punk-hillbilly show to Manhattan. With help from the BPP, he and his band played "Honey Pie" live in Bryant Park, one of Midtown's most beautiful green spaces. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49638 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90664438&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 21 May 2008 08:39:00 EDT The culinary landscape in Commentator Daniel Pinkwater's Hudson Valley town has suddenly been transformed, and he says it's almost impossible to believe. The stretch of hillbilly highway is all of a sudden turning into slob gourmet row. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/35915 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203450 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:27:00 EDT The eccentric Southern tradition of "eephing" is best described as the hillbilly equivalent of the hip-hop human "beat box" vocal style -- a kind of hiccupping, rhythmic wheeze that started in rural Tennessee more than 100 years ago. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/17224 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5259589 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:59:04 EST Kidnapping for ransom has quickly become a multi-million-dollar business for armed gangs roaming the slums of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. After being released, many kidnapping victims leave the country -- but one former victim, a local disc jockey, has decided to stay. Using his on-air personality the "Haitian Hillbilly," he uses his music -- and his kidnapping experience -- to reach out to fellow Haitians. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2337 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5191832 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST