This morning Junior Appalachian Musicians and, the nonprofit, Hungry for Music were featured in NPR's Morning Edition airing of "Have A Musical Instrument Gathering Dust? Nonprofit Will Take Your Donation." Hungry for Music is a nonprofit organization that takes donated musical instruments and refurbishes them for children who need an instrument to use. Junior Appalachian Musicians has many members in the program that use instruments courtesy of Hungry for Music. The donated instruments that...

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Junior Appalachian Musicians: Mountain Music for Kids The musical culture of Southwest Virginia is steeped in Appalachian instruments like the banjo, fiddle and duclimer. Made possible by the Smith Mountain Arts Council, the Junior Appalachian Musicians affiliate in Franklin County, VA teaches traditional mountain music in an after school program. Presented by VPM, Virginia's Home for Public Media of Richmond, VA for PBS