Perkins song marks region’s coal mining decline

by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
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Singer/songwriter Dan Perkins performs at the ‘Trail of the Lonesome Pine’ outdoor drama. His song, ‘When The Last Train Leaves Appalachia,’ focuses on the coal industry’s decline throughout the southern Appalachian region.


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