Celtic group adds lively resonance to age-old tunes
There’s a strong cultural connection between Appalachian folk music and the traditional music of the Celts. That helps account for the enormous appeal in…
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A Celebration With Strings
The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra will come full circle this fall when it opens its autumn season by presenting Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. The performance…
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Palm of their Hands: Catching up with the region’s busiest front man
Blake Ellege may well be the busiest professional musician in Western North Carolina, performing more than 250 gigs a year near home and…
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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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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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A Long Way Up
Fans flock to songwriter/poet’s encouraging words Singer, songwriter, musician, author, poet, educator, activist. Those are just some of the ways to describe Carrie Newcomer. With 20…
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First in Fusion
North Carolina band helped originate the bluegrass/Americana hybrid Since forming in 1992, North Carolina quartet Acoustic Syndicate has cultivated a style that draws from…
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Bluegrass on Fire
Local band plays opening night at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival More than eight years after forming, Asheville-based quintet Fireside Collective continues to build…
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Don’t Fret
Nora Brown is a celebrated roots musician. She released her debut album, Cinnamon Tree, in 2019. The work showcases Brown’s facility on the banjo,…
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Travers Brothership Makes a Landing in Brevard
Twin brothers Kyle and Eric Travers launched their band, Travers Brothership, nearly a decade ago in Black Mountain. After a few years of honing…
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Hard Times, High Notes
Soprano soloist is newest faculty member at local music school Vocalist and teacher Michelle Lang is the latest addition to the faculty at Hendersonville-based…
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In the Key of Adaptability
Orchestra launches another new program to fit the times Just over a year ago, the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra launched a new program aimed at…
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Virtually the Same
Transylvania ukulele circle goes online The Transylvania County Library offers more than books. In January 2019, the library launched a fun and informal ukulele…
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Less Stage Time, More Booth Time
Recording studios are freestyling through the pandemic By definition, musicians are a creative lot. So no matter what the style or genre, one is…
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Arm in Arm (at a Distance)
Brevard bluegrass heroes release a new album Steep Canyon Rangers are on a roll — still. Over the last decade, the North Carolina bluegrass band…
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Turmoil and Turnaround
Vagabond Crowe went from a duo to a folk-rock five piece — and back Hendersonville band Vagabond Crowe began as an alternative Americana/folk band,…
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Six Degrees of Interpolation
Decorated bluegrass band crosses genres with finesse To most listeners, the musical connection between jazz manouche (also known as “gypsy jazz”) and Appalachian bluegrass…
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