Restoring A Richmond Treasure; Back Into Swamp Radio; That Extra 'Mmph' To Keep Going; Black Restaurant Experience.

RVA 5x5 - Easy Like Sunday Evening, March 5th

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You can find the 5 main stories from Friday’s edition here, and today features the “ALT 5” stories for a nice, leisurely, “Easy Like Sunday Morning” read. Enjoy!

THE ALT 5

ALT #1 — OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Back Into Swamp Radio
Peter McElhinney at Style Weekly takes us on a retroactive visit through the Chickohominy Swamp and the voice and mind and sounds of the late-Richmond music legend Page Wilson. The new online radio station, The Breeze, has begun airing old episodes of Wilson’s weekly visit to his porch in the swamp (which was of actually recorded in a music/radio studio but sounded like you were out there.

“The new edition, “The Swamp Sessions,” includes an eclectic mix of roots-influenced artists, including the Sun Rhythm Section, James McMurtry, the Irish-superstar Clancy Brothers, local hero Robbin Thompson, and more. Their relaxed conversations and playing were gingerly restored from reel-to-reel tapes.”

“The enterta…