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A Writer's Life
On the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, in a building within earshot of the football stadium, there’s a small, unassuming office at the end of a quiet, dead-end hallway. Read more
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Travelin’ this Lonesome Road
With its acclaimed 2021 album, “A Tribute to Bill Monroe,” The Infamous Stringdusters paid homage to the long gone yet dearly beloved “Father of Bluegrass” himself. Read more
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“I feel that way, too”
With its latest concept album, “iTopia,” Asheville-based indie-rockers The Get Right Band have offered up food for thought on where we currently stand as a society—this juxtaposition of humanity and technology in the emerging 21st century. Read more
Utterly American
For documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, the stories he chooses to illuminate help explain the history of America. Few can better tell that multifaceted tale than Burns, whose palette birthed the seminal documentary The Civil War in 1990. Read more
Aug 1, 2019
A Musical Journey for a Banjo Champ
When Gary Davis was 10, his father Alvin took him to a Friday night bluegrass gathering at a local Masonic Lodge in Red Bank, Tennessee. It was there he first saw and heard the live sounds and the hand actions of musicians playing five-string banjo. Read more
Jul 30, 2023
Choices and Changes
At just 31 years old, Sierra Hull is already a legend in the bluegrass world. With her signature songbird vocals and mandolin virtuosity, the Tennessee native has also taken home “Mandolin Player of the Year” at the IMBA awards five times. Read more
Jul 30, 2023
Riddlefest Past and Present
RiddleFest is produced annually by Traditional Voices Group as a tribute to Lesley Riddle, an African-American musician from Yancey County NC, who influenced the development of early country music. Read more
Jul 10, 2023
Grow Together
Since its inception in 2000, Greensky Bluegrass has grown from a scrappy string ensemble to one of the premier live stage acts currently touring the country. Read more
May 29, 2023
Keep It Real
A pillar of the Americana, country and bluegrass realms, legendary singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is one of the few artists who has been able to seamlessly drift between three distinct, sacred genres of music. Read more
Apr 1, 2023
Kermit Hunter
As popular entertainment and as tourist attractions, outdoor dramas became key to the economic vitality of many communities in the Smoky Mountains region, drawing thousands of visitors each summer and providing a training ground for young actors. Read more
Feb 1, 2023
Turning the Page
On May 7 last year, the Steep Canyon Rangers took the stage in front of an audience of thousands gathered at Pack Square Park in the heart of Asheville, North Carolina, for the group’s “Free For All” concert. Read more
Feb 1, 2023
