Molly Slemp

Sixteen-year-old Molly Slemp of Wise County has been singing since the age of three. Molly sings mountain ballads and coal mining songs with a voice that is arresting and textured beyond her years.

  • Appalachian Ballads
  • Big Stone Gap, Virginia

The traditional music of Southwest Virginia is held in good keeping by a number of young artists who infuse it with new energy and vibrancy. Sixteen-year-old Molly Slemp of Wise County has been singing since the age of three. Molly sings mountain ballads and coal mining songs with a voice that is arresting and textured beyond her years. Her rendition of the “West Virginia Coal Mining Disaster” was a standout cut on the award-winning compilation Music of Coal.

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