Sharing the Mic

David Phillips chats with Cela Burge, judge for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for Accomack and Northampton counties. Judge Burge is a come-here who has made a definite difference for those of us who live on the Eastern Shore. Since migrating to the Shore from West Virginia in 1998, she has been Town Manager for Cape Charles, a law student, a practicing attorney in private practice, the County Attorney for Accomack County, and now it's Judge Burge.

Anna Vita Lee and Dr. Bernard L. Herman are our guests in this episode. Anna and her husband, David, founded and operate the Barrier Islands Salt Co. Bernie is known as the host of the popular Barrier Island Center video production “Conversations in the Kitchen” as well as his many books, among which is A South You Never Ate: Savoring Flavors and Stories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. We will learn a little about salt, its history, and the entrepreneurs reviving an ancient craft.

This episode’s guests are tidewater musicians, Richard David Spano and Jim Bulleit. Richard has worked on music productions at the Barrier Islands Center and The Historic Palace Theatre in Cape Charles. Jim and Richard have teamed up to produce a new CD and streaming album called In the Shadow of Cupid’s Arrow. They will appear on Paul Shugrue’s Out of the Box Sandler Center’s show on February 23.

To listen to music by Jim Bulleit and Richard David Spano, follow these links:
In the Shadow of Cupid's Arrow - YouTube
Better Than We Are Movie - YouTube

Since her retirement and moving permanently to the Eastern Shore, Lee Jordan-Anders has been the gift that keeps giving! You will enjoy hearing about her robust career and her life view of being an artist.

New episode December 1st! Honorable Croxton Gordon is a retired Judge for the Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court in Accomack and Northampton County. Before becoming a judge, he had a successful law practice on the Eastern Shore. Croxton's many talents and passions include playing the bass and woodworking. He plays a bass that he built as a member of the Orchestra of the Eastern Shore. (Click the link in our bio for this and past episodes!)

Honorable Croxton Gordon is a retired Judge for the Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court in Accomack and Northampton County. Before becoming a judge, he had a successful law practice on the Eastern Shore. Croxton's many talents and passions include playing the bass and woodworking. He plays a bass that he built as a member of the Orchestra of the Eastern Shore. 

Tevya Williams Griffin was born in a quaint close-knit community on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. In 2009 she was riding with her grandmother, Annette Williams, and noticed a building she had probably passed a hundred times in her lifetime.  Learning that the building served as a school for African American children during segregation in Cape Charles, she contacted alumni and town leaders to discuss how the building and history could be preserved. Under her leadership, alumni, former faculty, and friends worked two years later to place a state historic marker at the school, and not soon after, the collection of oral histories commenced. Currently serving as the President of the Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative, Tevya strives to be a bridge between diverse communities and bring them together for a greater cause. Tevya serves as the Director of Planning and Codes Compliance for the City of Williamsburg, VA. 

Our guest for this episode of Sharing the Mic is Dr. Paul Sanho Kim, an associate professor at Old Dominion University. He directs the ODU Symphony Orchestra, teaches conducting and violin, and coordinates the strings area. He is the music director of the Orchestra of the Eastern Shore and the symphony orchestra conductor of the Czech Music Camp for Youth. Kim led performances with the Virginia Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, and university orchestras across the U.S. and China. He was the conductor for Eurythmics star Dave Stewart and his Rock Fabulous Orchestra. He was also the conductor and producer for the album Carl Roskott: Works for Violin, released by Centaur Records.

Kim is the composer of nearly thirty original works. Where Darkness Meets Light, a multimedia composition for violin and cello, was performed at the Chrysler Museum of Art and the 2017 Glass Art Society Conference to critical acclaim, and a digital music album (with Kim on violin) is available on iTunes and CD Baby. His arrangements of Radiohead songs for string quintet Sybarite5 have been performed on NPR’s Performance Today as well as at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and have been released on Sybarite5’s album Everything in Its Right Place. As a violinist, Kim is a member of the Roanoke Symphony, performed with the Virginia Symphony and Maryland Symphony, as well as internationally.

Adagio https://youtu.be/Jetl-f_WG1M
Soft Rain https://youtu.be/9209rOl3gHo
Sybarite 5 - Radiohead remixed for string quintet by Paul Sanho Kim https://sybarite5.bandcamp.com/album/everything-in-its-right-place