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Musician Amythyst Kiah On Album ‘Still + Bright,’ This West Virginia Morning

Author: West Virginia Public Broadcasting February 13, 2026 Duration: 0:00

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah released "Still + Bright" last year, which featured guests like S.G. Goodman and Billy Strings. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Kiah from her home in Johnson City, Tennessee at that time. We listen to an encore of that conversation....

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