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The Mountain-Ear Podcast

The Mountain-Ear Podcast

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The Mountain-Ear Podcast is a locally created AUDIO NEWS AND PODCAST bringing information that covers the communities of the Peak to Peak region.

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Episodes
  • Music of the Mountains: Alma Russ
    Feb 20 2026

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    In this week's Music of the Mountains, we're featuring country singer-songwriter Alma Russ, traveling from her home state of North Carolina to perform at the Gold Hill General Store on Friday, March 6th, at 7:30 p.m.!

    Narratives are the most compelling part of music to Alma Russ. The Florida-born musician spent summers with her family on her greatgrandmother’s property in Sylva, North Carolina, and Appalachian folk music inspired her most.

    “When I was, like, 12, I got into singing Scotch-Irish murder ballads,” Russ recalls about her musical upbringing. “In high school, I got more into country music, the great songwriters like John Prine and Townes Van Zandt and people like that, and I decided I wanted to write songs.”

    Stay tuned to learn more!


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    Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.

    If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:

    Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chef, at info@themountainear.com

    Tyler Hickman, podcast host, at tyler@themountainear.com

    Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com

    General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com

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    16 mins
  • Peak to Peak News: Gilpin's forgotten Black History
    Feb 19 2026

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    In the 20th century, segregation in Colorado prevented many Black artists and families from staying at hotels, eating in restaurants and finding respite. A little known plot of land in Gilpin County called Lincoln Hills was the only place many African Americans could go for this.

    At the time, Lincoln Hills was the only leisure destination west of the Mississippi owned by and made for Black Americans. Artists like Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston spent time communing and creating here to get away from segregation and find peace in the Colorado Mountains.

    For Black History month, Mountain-Ear reporter Mindy Leary is writing a series of profiles covering the time these artists spent at the Gilpin County refuge. Today, she joins us on the podcast to tell us about Gilpin's forgotten Black History.

    Also

    • Asbestos testing to finally begin at the Caribou Village Shopping Center fire wreckage
    • Ned BOT pursues $1 million in funding for local improvements
    • Very Nice Brewing Gilpin hosts annual crawfish boil

    Read the first story in Mindy's Lincoln Hills series about Langston Hughes here.

    Her Feb. 19 piece will feature jazz artist Duke Ellington, followed by a feature on actress and activist Lena Horne on Feb. 26.


    Support the show

    Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.

    If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:

    Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chef, at info@themountainear.com

    Tyler Hickman, podcast host, at tyler@themountainear.com

    Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com

    General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com

    Head to our website for all of the latest news.

    Subscribe online and use the coupon code PODCAST for a 10% discount for all new subscribers.

    Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.

    Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear

    Listen and watch on YouTube today.

    Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.

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    21 mins
  • Music of the Mountains: Kimmerjae Macarus and Morgan McHugh
    Feb 13 2026

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    In this week's double feature of Music of the Mountains, we're bringing in Kimmerjae Macarus and Morgan McHugh to talk about their upcoming show at Ned General!

    The Colorado journey of folk-rock guitarist Morgan McHugh came from expanding his performing reach. Branching from projects he’d been a part of, the Bellingham-born musician brought his original songs and acoustic guitar stylings to perform solo.

    McHugh began performing in small bars and house concerts, touring throughout Washington, California, and Colorado. The first show he played in Colorado was as part of a house concert series hosted by artist Kimmerjae Macarus, beginning their close musical connection. The two enthusiastically share their mutual admiration.

    Support the show

    Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.

    If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:

    Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chef, at info@themountainear.com

    Tyler Hickman, podcast host, at tyler@themountainear.com

    Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com

    General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com

    Head to our website for all of the latest news.

    Subscribe online and use the coupon code PODCAST for a 10% discount for all new subscribers.

    Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.

    Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear

    Listen and watch on YouTube today.

    Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.

    Thank you for listening!

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    30 mins
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