Videos
A collection of videos shot and edited by Phil Dierking which have appeared on Voice of America’s website.
Old-time music of the Appalachian mountains is important culturally, as well as historically. It ties the musicians to their immigrant roots, and brings comm...
Appalachian Music Celebrates Modern Culture, Immigrant Past
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
Blues is a sound born in the Mississippi Delta, and rooted in the history of the United States. Its story follows that of civil rights in the U.S. Mississipp...
Delta Blues: The Birth of American Music
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
City program MuralsDC helps create public art and prevent illegal graffiti by hiring artists to paint murals around the capitol city.
MuralsDC - Preserving Street Art in Washington D.C.
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
Every year, American student compete in a spelling competition known as the Spelling Bee.
Ananya, 12, wins national spelling bee
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
The Hammons Family have been historically important to old-time music in the Appalachian region of West Virginia, and have written many of the songs played t...
Appalachian Old-time Music and The Hammons Family
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
The tiny remote West Virginian town of Helvetia was first settled by Swiss immigrants. Due to it's isolation, it has continued to practice Swiss traditions, ...
Helvetia Fasnacht: Small West Virginia Community Keeps its Swiss Culture Alive
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
Local D.C. street artists are trying to bridge the gap between their work and the communities they paint in through the organization Art Bloc D.C.
Art Bloc D.C. - Preserving Street Art in Washington D.C.
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
Go-go musicians of Washington, D.C. continue to play their music and make sure this special sound of D.C. keeps going, despite challenges.
musicians aim to keep Dc's Go-go music going
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
See the article at http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/groundhog-day-punxsutawney-phil-predicts-six-more-weeks-of-winter/3703600.html
Groundhog Day 2017: Punxsutawney phil predicts six more weeks of winter
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.
Originally published at - http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/after-school-program-may-hold-secret-to-success/3726209.html
After-School Program May Hold Secret to Success.
Originally published for Voice of America – Learning English.