The Voice of Rutherfordton
Young country singer continues his rise on a star-studded festival lineup When a musical personality debuts on one of television’s popular competition programs — America’s…
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Schooled From Day One
Lessons from a local singer/songwriter/empowerment speaker Kayla Lynn’s mother runs a music school in West Virginia, and the family lives on site, so from…
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Hanging on, Then Coming Home
Rory Jagdeo’s musical journey has taken him from his native Guyana to Canada and Belize, from New York City to Houston and finally to…
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“Like Running a Triathlon on Ice Skates”
Anne Akiko Meyers opens Brevard Music Festival with a customized concerto In the classical-music idiom, concert violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is the equivalent of a rock…
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Setting the Stage
Rising singer uses her background as a child actor Though she’s barely into her twenties and still in school, Hendersonville native Izzi Hughes is…
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Lessons of Nashville
How Sam Lewis didn’t get fenced in Sam Lewis is nominally an Americana artist. But a listen to any of his albums — most…
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The Electronic Advantage
Synth group “brings the weird” in a region known for acoustic music Open-mic music nights are fairly common at the bars and breweries in Western…
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That Full-Time Vibe
A chat with the busiest music man in the mountains Western North Carolina is overflowing with musical talent, but it’s a small number of…
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Still Into Something Good
Sixties icon returns with intimate acoustic performance Darlings of a generation, Herman’s Hermits scored big on the pop music charts of the U.S., England,…
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Holding His Own
Singer/songwriter knows how to make a song stand alone A lifetime performing musician living in Asheville since 1996, Stephen Evans plays with his band…
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