US 33 in West Virginia 2

A little further on US 33 north of Brandywine, WV with shadows creeping out over the roads and valley well illuminated from the evening's sun.

South of Moorefield, WV

Scenic views outside of Moorefield, WV in the Sweedlin Valley between Shendoah Mountain and Sweedlin Mountain on the other side. The South Fork of the Potamac River runs through this valley.

Peter Yarrow – YouTube

This was Peter Yarrow's introduction of Phil Ochs during the Newport Folk Festival in 1963. The song that Ochs would open with was the Ballad of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader slain only a few weeks earlier.

β€œThere is something happening in the world of art today. There are people who some think are new idols, new grand personalities. A lot of people resent the fact that these people are saying critical things, penetrating things. But it’s not idolatry, it’s the most positive, most affirmative aspect of our nation today.”