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On the trail for crafts
The Blue Ridge is a region rich in craft traditions and brimming with distinctive artists and galleries. The Blue Ridge Craft Trails cover 25 Western North Carolina counties, providing a digital map to 310 studios, galleries and arts organizations. Read more
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Love is a mean old world
The beauty of the blues is that it’s a style of music you grow up alongside, one where you may pick it up early on and, perhaps, easily, but it’ll take a lifetime to journey down the rabbit hole of its intricate nature. Read more
Aug 1, 2022
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RAD is State of the Art
Asheville locals are the first to admit their town is a smidge offbeat. After all, it is one of few places where yogis get zen with goats and breweries serve gummy worm-infused ales. Read more
Jun 1, 2022
Jeff Smith Photography
Man On A Mission
On his way from performing at a Sunday church service in Highlands, North Carolina, to an afternoon gig at Ole Smoky Distillery in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Darren Nicholson pulled over somewhere outside of Cherokee, North Carolina. Read more
Jun 1, 2022
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Show Me Somethin’ I Can’t Sell
Hailing from the rural panhandle of West Virginia, singer-songwriter John R. Miller is one of the most fascinating and captivating artists in recent memory. Read more
Apr 1, 2022
That Day Bob Dylan Dropped In On Carl Sandburg
Returning to these mountains many years ago, I immediately took up the literature that was created here and marks the place: Our Southern Highlanders, Travels, Myths and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee, Look Homeward, Angel. Read more
Feb 1, 2022
Monica Jane Frisell photo
There In A Dream
Bill Frisell is to jazz and fusion music as Jimi Hendrix is to rock, Eric Clapton to blues, Chet Atkins to country. It’s a short list of six-string aces—each as unique, innovative and intricately talented as the next. Read more
Feb 1, 2022
Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas
Dolly Parton once said, “Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” Play is part of our journey, and for families during the holiday season, Dollywood offers an opportunity for playfulness. Read more
Dec 1, 2021
A Baker's Dozen of Great Gatlinburg Craft Shops
In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, traditional mountain handicrafts still occupy a prominent place in the local culture despite the town’s thoroughly modern amenities. Read more
Dec 1, 2021
