Category: Playlists
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Playlist: Asheville, NC (A week long interlude)
If life goes in cycles, every September my entire being finds its way making a stretch to North Carolina. A stone throw of comfort away from my homeland; just far enough to feel lofty and new in my brain all week and put on a playlist that gets me there. Enjoy.
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Playlist: Cycling #1
Hop on the bike and ride. Sometimes I like to listen to what’s around me on the cycle, most of the time I like to have a go-to playlist or two. If you’re the latter description check out Cycling #1.
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Playlist: Austin, TX (Long Weekend)
(Some, okay, an unusual majority) of my exes are from Texas. It was one of my first trips as a kid where I really felt like I was headed (South) West. I have favorite places to be outside of any of the cities. It’s one of my favorite places to go find vintage and records…
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Playlist: Dolly Sods Wilderness
Driving through Fayetteville, WV to Dolly Sods takes you through some of the most beautiful parts of the state of West Virginia. In light of not replicating some amazing West Virginia-centric songs in my Fayetteville playlist, I’ve left this one a mixed bag from all over with some college radio days favorites.
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Playlist: Providence Canyon to Birmingham
Coming out of Providence Canyon is a dice roll of old logging roads and the nearest gas station. I decided to take the road south and cross into Alabama through Eufaula. I was coming off a backwoods camping trip high, and a mild solitary feeling that still includes waving at the early morning hunters on…
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Playlist: Steele, Alabama (Driving & Camping)
Here we go. You’re driving from the heart of Appalachia. Along I-81 or some twisting parallel backroad equivalent in Cherokee or Nantahala National Forests. You come out from the mountain ridge known as Lookout Mountain and you’re in Alabama. Final(ish) destination: the top of Chandler Mountain, about 50 miles from Birmingham.
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Playlist: New Orleans, LA (Driving & Long Weekend)
There’s no scene to set with this one. If you’re rolling in at nighttime either across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge or the I-10 Twin Span Bridge, it’s pitch dark over the bayou and you can see the city glow from what feels like a million miles away. It’s really hard to walk around this…
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Playlist: Fayetteville, West Virginia (Driving & Lake Swimming)
There’s something about turning from I-66 onto I-81 that alerts your brain that you’re heading back into the heart of Appalachia. I used to think people who had this heartfelt connection with ‘Country Roads, Take Me Home’ were overstatin’ it — until I was turning onto I-64 W driving home from D.C. one day and…
Sara L. Cottle 