Nimrod Workman was 77 years old when he first entered the recording studio. More than 50 years later, the young producer who helped capture the tracks remembers his friend’s unparalleled impact.

On Thursday night at Intuit, Drag City hosts a free event to celebrate the release of I Want to Go Where Things Are Beautiful, an album of a cappella vocal performances by Kentucky coal miner Nimrod ...

Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? Harlan County USA, Barbara Kopple’s account of the 1973-74 miners ...

I hope when I get old, I'm as spry and sharp as Nimrod Workman was. When he recorded the sessions that make up I Want to Go Where Things Are Beautiful, he was 87 years old but had a mighty voice, a ...

Black lung (blues) (sung by George Tucker to the tune of Pretty Polly) --Black lung --Don't you want to go to that land (sung by Numrod Workman and the workshop) --Cold blooded murder --Come all you ...

We in the editorial office don't advocate smoking illegal substances, but we can recommend Doug Benson's documentary "Super High Me" (pictured). Also on the list, a quirky shop, a cool movie and a ...

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 ...