• Background Material. Two of Appalachia’s most compelling artists team up to deliver a high-energy, thought-and-laugh-filled evening, with lots of audience participation. With their mix of traditional tunes and award-winning songs and stories, they forge new links in the traditional chain. Click here for the full backgrounder on Kate and Robin.

• Columbia River Reader, Randy Sanders's April 2002 interview with Kate Long entitled, "West Virginia flatpicking duo bring their Appalachian traditions to Astoria." Click here for the report.

• "Some thoughts about my collaboration with Robin Kessinger" by Kate Long. "Robin and I both think of traditional music as a living, growing thing, as a chain whose links are still being formed. We see our collaboration as a link in that chain," Kate writes. "He and I have played traditional music at many of the same West Virginia festivals and gatherings for over 20 years. When we first started playing concerts together, that common ground let us easily cook up fresh versions of old and new tunes." Click here for the complete report.