No Strings Attached
All the bluegrass greats have sprung on board to praise the new album by former child prodigy-turned-rising-solo-star Sierra Hull, who was barely middle-school age…
Read MoreAll the bluegrass greats have sprung on board to praise the new album by former child prodigy-turned-rising-solo-star Sierra Hull, who was barely middle-school age…
Read MoreAs a child, Jeff Thompson stood next to his mother in church and imitated her singing voice. That, he figures, was his first lesson….
Read MoreNnenna Freelon is quite aware that Nina Simone was born and raised in Tryon. Therefore, she has a special mission for her own upcoming…
Read MoreAfter years of old-school woodshedding, local singer/songwriter Scott Bianchi has re-entered the regional music scene with hundreds of original new tunes. In the last…
Read MoreIn 2009, local musician Tom Fisch heard about a single father with young daughters whose power had been turned off. The dad was working…
Read MoreLast spring, renowned world-music percussionist River Guerguerian spoke to Bold Life about his 15 years playing with bassist Eliot Wadopian (a Grammy winner) and…
Read More“I have a rule with myself that when the inspiration strikes I’ll drop everything and follow it as long as it’ll come,” says Silas…
Read MoreStephen Blanton is into full immersion, musically speaking. He plays guitar and sings in the Southern-fried funk band Citizen Mojo. He does professional engineering…
Read MoreIrie. In Jamaican patois, the word refers to “feeling great,” and that’s where the St. Petersburg, Florida-based septet The Hip Abduction likes to point…
Read MoreHe calls himself “The American Songster.” After spending eight years in the successful old-time string band The Carolina Chocolate Drops — including opening for…
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