Jul 18th, 2008 · 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.
May 21st, 2008 · 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.
Jun 19th, 2007 · 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.
Mar 13th, 2006 · 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.
Feb 6th, 2006 · 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.