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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
They’ll Take You There
Hustle Souls is playing the spectrum. “We say we’re a song band for jam-band people, and a jam band for song-band people,” says bandleader…
Read More
The Road Again
Ian Harrod has enjoyed regional success with rock band Velvet Truckstop and national recognition via his work with The Honeycutters, an Asheville group led…
Read More
Vagabond Style
As a child, Jeff Thompson stood next to his mother in church and imitated her singing voice. That, he figures, was his first lesson….
Read More
At the Idol’s Door
Nnenna Freelon is quite aware that Nina Simone was born and raised in Tryon. Therefore, she has a special mission for her own upcoming…
Read More
That’s His Motivation
“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 More
Spinning the Blues
Stephen 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 More