Pursuing the American(a) Dream
Lee Ann Womack burst onto the music scene in the late 1990s, at a time when trends favored her classic-country sound. She was nominated…
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“Songs About Questioning”
Born and raised in Bristol, Tennessee, a town sometimes described as the birthplace of country, Amythyst Kiah grew up expected to play music. She…
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Darkness Knows
On the heels of their just released album, Tell it to the Darkness, Laura Blackley and the Wildflowers play Brevard Blues ’N BBQ Festival…
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Playing a Piacere
For nearly 40 years, Hendersonville’s Parlor Players have been bringing live music to intimate settings — and tuning out the rest of the world….
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Filling Her Own Shoes
These days, Fayssoux Starling McClean can most often be seen and heard throughout South Carolina’s upstate and in the Hendersonville/Tryon area. But in the…
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She Writes the Songs
Sarah Siskind co-leads the roots-rock trio SUNLINER with her husband Travis Book of the nationally touring newgrass quintet Infamous Stringdusters. However, Siskind established herself…
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Tuned Into Tradition
Wayne Erbsen followed his love of folk music into a lifelong career. He pursued the muse across the country and landed at Warren Wilson…
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They Walk the Line
They sound like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw one minute, Johnny Cash and June Carter the next. Alison, Emmylou, Lucinda, and Shania, all in…
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Hearing Chords as Colors
George Winston has lived in Santa Cruz, California, since 1971. His acoustic-piano solo albums helped define and establish the Bay area New Age label…
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Mission: Accessible
Howard Bakken got his Masters Degree from the Yale School of Music 50 years ago. And viola player Edwin Kaplan of The Tesla Quartet…
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Variation with Kazoo
“We’re not a band that puts on a show, we’re a band that puts on a party,” says singer Derek Stipe, who, along with…
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Empire Strikes Brass Launches Tour
At times boasting as many members as a football team, Empire Strikes Brass has evolved from their debut nearly five years ago as a…
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