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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Mountain Song Festival
The annual three-day Americana/bluegrass showcase gets going in Brevard with Acoustic Syndicate (see feature story in this issue) and the iconic Preservation Hall Jazz…
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Keep on the Shiny Side
Last fall, Bold Life’s companion publication, Carolina Home + Garden, interviewed Woody Platt and silky singer/songwriter Shannon Whitworth, major players on the national Americana…
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More Than a Party
When members of the bluegrass four-piece Mipso graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, they didn’t have big plans. Then their…
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Tuned Into History
He calls himself “The American Songster.” After spending eight years in the successful old-time string band The Carolina Chocolate Drops — including opening for…
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Everything That Rises
“We tried for years to sound like our favorite bluegrass bands,” says Steep Canyon Rangers banjoist/vocalist Graham Sharp. “It just always ended up sounding…
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