Only Getting Started
Symphony’s road-trip-themed concert is about hope and possibilities When Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra began its 2022-2023 season, it signaled the start of a new chapter:…
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Smoking the Scene
Virginia and the Slims is a high-energy swing/jump-blues band that makes music designed to get crowds out on the dance floor. Bold Life last…
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Still Happening
The world events of the last few years — global pandemic, political unrest, a brutal war in Europe — could provide more than enough…
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Joey Infante embodies Mick Jagger in Jumping Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones are often called “The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World.” Whether that’s true or not — fans of The…
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Classical-music presentations accent the fun and unexpected
Educational, entertaining, and engaging. Those are the three E words that are the ethos of clarinetist Dr. Igor Begelman’s approach to the series he…
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Tradition Out Loud
When compared to modern genres, folk-music traditions around the globe are sometimes thought of as more quietly understated. But there’s nothing at all restrained…
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Uncommon Good
Guitarist Woody Platt is best known as a founding and longtime member of Steep Canyon Rangers. But after more than two decades with the…
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Old Melodies, New Memories
Church hymn-singing dates back around 500 years. But the contemporary songcraft of Mary Louise “Mel” Bringle brushes the proverbial dust off the Bible. Professor…
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The Goddess of Flute
Pan Harmonia founder headlines a concert in Flat Rock Kate Steinbeck doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t want to play the flute. “I think…
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Where to Land
Singer/songwriter makes an important point about roots music Singer/songwriter Sam Burchfield grew up in the South Carolina foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. That regional…
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