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Nov 2024
New WNC Bluegrass Album Released
Pretty Little Goat’s Southland album captures the Appalachian spirit
Aug 2022
Listen Local
Walker and De Souza reconcile loss and hope in new albums
Mar 2022
Back In The Groove
MerleFest returns with a star-filled spring weekend
Mar 2021
Unchained Melodies
Highlands cranks up the new Bear Shadow festival to bring some music back
Sep 2020
Fall Forward
Three Asheville-based acts serve up fresh sounds for the season
Jun 2017
Sound Economics
The Asheville-area music industry’s economic impact is adding up
Jun 2016
Live from Asheville
20 Ways to Explore the City's Exploding Music Scene
Jun 2016
High Country Headliners
Catch iconic performers and innovative arts at Appalachian Summer Festival
Jun 2016
Bluegrass Bros
Meet rising musical stars Jonah and Grayson Riddle
Jun 2016
The Beat Goes On
Brevard Music Center’s 80th anniversary festival lures generations of musicians
Jun 2016
Music Man in Motion
After more than three decades in the business, Asheville native Warren Haynes rocks on at full tempo
Dec 2015
Hopes Alive
Jane Kramer returns to Asheville with a new solo album
Oct 2015
Lost and Found
The Jon Stickley Trio delivers with an album as eclectic as its roots
Aug 2015
Hittin’ the High Notes
Five local bands serve up new summer albums
Apr 2015
Fine Tuned
The Honeycutters bring it all back home with their new album
Apr 2015
We Got the Beat
Asheville Percussion Festival drums up education and entertainment
Oct 2014
The Banjo Connection
After languishing in the Library of Congress, a set of historic Haywood County recordings is unveiled
Aug 2014
Rock This Town
Two Asheville bands crank out winning albums
Aug 2014
Musical DNA
A new release tracks Appalachia’s Scots-Irish tunes and traditions
Jun 2014
Music on the Blue
Jun 2014
Strike a Chord
A local singer-songwriter and bluegrass group release new albums, just in time for summer
Jun 2014
Boone Tunes Up
An Appalachian Summer Festival celebrates 30 years of showcasing the arts
Jun 2014
Catchy if You Can
BJ Leiderman turns the dial from National Public Radio to local private life
Aug 2013
Music Men
Carrying sound and story is the only way to live for a musical storyteller, rock-and-roll rambler, and two gifted brothers who all call the foothills of Western North Carolina home
Aug 2013
Listening List
Three local bands bring new albums to your ears
Aug 2013
Sound Tradition
WPAQ in Mount Airy plays on to preserve the roots and spirit of mountain music
Mar 2013
Celebrating Doc
This year, MerleFest honors the life and legacy of one of the country's greatest pickers
Apr 2012
Redemption Songs
Drunken Prayer’s latest release offers harmonious reprieve
Apr 2012
Poultry Palooza
North Wilkesboro serves up a weekend of music and chicken
Apr 2012
Southern Music Legends Through the Lens of David Holt
Apr 2012
Harmonic Convergence
One Ashevillian is giving rise to unity with new music recording studios near and far
Oct 2011
Winter Warmer
Take your seat for an intimate series of stellar bluegrass shows at the Colonial Theatre in Canton
Aug 2011
Southern Soul
Kellin Watson | Halo of Blue
Aug 2011
Going Solo
Aaron Wood
Aug 2011
Mountain Melodies
Al Petteway & Amy White | High in the Blue Ridge
Aug 2011
Drums of Steel
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra | Character Farm and Other Short Stories
Aug 2011
A Wrench in the Works
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo | Monkey Wrench
Aug 2011
Smooth Sounds
The Secret B-Sides | Flowers & Chocolate
Aug 2011
All that Jazz
Aug 2011
Appalachiagrassicana
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