Real, Widespread Resistance is Out There
- paulBVL
- 4 days ago
- 1 min read
A lot of people across central Virginia are angry, anxious, and feeling beaten down as we face the Valley Link monstrosity and the interests behind it. But there’s real, widespread resistance out there.
Just a few weeks ago at Grave’s Mountain Music Festival, I had the chance to sit down personally with Junior Sisk on his tour bus. A friend introduced us, and I explained to him — directly — what this fight is really about: farms being sliced apart, families losing their livelihood's, and our rural communities being steamrolled. He didn’t just listen politely. He was visibly outraged by what I told him.
Later that evening, during his set, Junior played Ralph Stanley’s “Shot-gun Slade.” When he finished, I spoke with him again to tell him what a treat it was to be there, and he told me that song was “for you.” I believe he meant it was for all of us in central Virginia.
Coming from a man like Junior Sisk, after hearing the story straight from me, that wasn’t just a song. It was a clear signal of where he stands.
Watch the whole song below.
If you like that, have a listen to one of his newest songs, definitely reminds me of central Virginia. https://open.spotify.com/track/3e0F67X0In4Kk9d90HaWdJ?si=21c402ace5db4c0d
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