Kate Long
Kate Long is an American songwriter, singer, storyteller, and journalist. Born and raised in Fayette County, West Virginia, she achieved national prominence within the roots music community as a composer when her ballad, "Who'll Watch the Home Place," was recorded by Laurie Lewis and won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Song of the Year award in 1994. She spent over three decades as a writing coach for The Charleston Gazette, produced award-winning cultural programming for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and taught songwriting at the Augusta Heritage Center. She was awarded the BB Maurer West Virginia Folklife Scholar Award in 2010.
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- No. 8 Summer 1996