Down the Road on the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina

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Blue Ridge Music Trails

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Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Friday, April 25.

Music legends and traditions of the North Carolina mountains and foothills.

100 episodes • 0 archived •

S6 E11

Wayne Erbsen: Telling the Stories of "Southern Mountain Music"

S6 E11·

Yesterday

9 mins

S6 E10

Remember Me: The Story of Lulu Belle and Scotty Wiseman

S6 E10·

March 24

8 mins

S6 E9

The Shuffler Family of Valdese

S6 E9·

February 19

8 mins

S6 E8

Citizen Vinyl: Asheville's Recording History

S6 E8·

February 19

8 mins

S6 E7

25 Years of JAM: The History of the Junior Appalachian Musicians

S6 E7·

February 19

9 mins

S6 E6

Marc Pruett's Bluegrass Journey: PART TWO

S6 E6·

Dec 13, 2024

8 mins

S6 E5

Marc Pruett's Bluegrass Journey

S6 E5·

Dec 5, 2024

9 mins

S6 E4

Andy Griffith from Mayberry

S6 E4·

Nov 12, 2024

9 mins

S6 E2

The Ballad Swap at the Old Marshall Jail

S6 E2·

Nov 11, 2024

8 mins

S6 E3

The Great Flood of 2024: Tropical Storm Helene

S6 E3·

Nov 6, 2024

8 mins

S6 E1

Otto Wood the Bandit

S6 E1·

Nov 5, 2024

8 mins

S5 E20

The Creative Community of Rare Bird Farm

S5 E20·

Apr 16, 2024

10 mins

S5 E19

The Ridgetop Riches of Red Spruce

S5 E19·

Mar 26, 2024

12 mins

S5 E18

Claire Armbruster and Planning Stages

S5 E18·

Mar 11, 2024

10 mins

S5 E17

Rhonda Gouge and the Joy of Musical Connection

S5 E17·

Feb 13, 2024

16 mins

S5 E16

A Reading of Louise Wright Price's Charlie & His Banjo: The Story of Charlie Pool

S5 E16·

Feb 13, 2024

8 mins

S5 E15

William Allsbrook Jr.’s Making Music: The Banjo in a Southern Appalachian County

S5 E15·

Jan 29, 2024

7 mins

S5 E14

Remembering Betty Smith

S5 E14·

Jan 3, 2024

7 mins

S5 E13

Thomm Jutz and Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry

S5 E13·

Nov 7, 2023

7 mins

S5 E12

Terry Roberts Talks Writing, Music, and Storytelling in the Mountains

S5 E12·

Oct 26, 2023

10 mins

S5 E11

Fine Tuned: Volume One, The Album

S5 E11·

Oct 11, 2023

8 mins

S5 E10

Plott-Tober Fest Celebrates the Plott Hound and German Heritage

S5 E10·

Sep 25, 2023

8 mins

S5 E9

The Blowing Rock Fiddlers' Convention of 1928

S5 E9·

Sep 12, 2023

7 mins

S5 E8

Cherokee Language Repertory Choir

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Aug 7, 2023

17 mins

S5 E7

Songwriters Showcase at Peacock Performing Arts Center

S5 E7·

Aug 1, 2023

7 mins

S5 E6

Kelley Breiding and “The Place Where the Stories Come From”

S5 E6·

Jul 10, 2023

14 mins

S5 E5

Roseland Gardens: Black Moutain Juke Joint

S5 E5·

Jun 27, 2023

10 mins

S5 E3

Blue Ridge Music Trails Stops Along the Blue Ridge Parkway Part 2

S5 E3·

May 31, 2023

6 mins

S5 E2

Blue Ridge Music Trails Stops Along the Blue Ridge Parkway Part 1

S5 E2·

May 31, 2023

7 mins

S5 E4

Darren Nicholson Remembers a Mentor and Charts a New Path

S5 E4·

May 30, 2023

14 mins

S5 E1

Fine Tuned: Josh Jones and Sav Sankaran

S5 E1·

Mar 28, 2023

9 mins

S4 E20

Fine Tuned: Bayla Davis and Cary Fridley

S4 E20·

Mar 13, 2023

10 mins

S4 E20

Fine Tuned: Benjamin Barker and David LaMotte

S4 E20·

Feb 28, 2023

9 mins

S4 E19

Fine Tuned: The Allen Boys with DaShawn Hickman and Kelley Breiding

S4 E19·

Feb 13, 2023

13 mins

S4 E17

Fine Tuned: Jarrett Wildcat & Keaw'e Bone

S4 E17·

Jan 30, 2023

8 mins

S4 E16

Introducing the Fine Tuned Project

S4 E16·

Jan 13, 2023

10 mins

S4 E15

Is it a Fiddle or a Violin?

S4 E15·

Dec 10, 2022

7 mins

S4 E14

Bobby Hicks: A Fiddling Icon

S4 E14·

Dec 10, 2022

10 mins

S4 E13

Forevermore Donna Ray Norton Will Sing

S4 E13·

Oct 11, 2022

9 mins

S4 E12

A Deep Dive into the Earl Scruggs Music Festival

S4 E12·

Aug 30, 2022

9 mins

S4 E11

The 51st Smoky Mountain Folk Festival

S4 E11·

Aug 26, 2022

11 mins

S4 E10

Listen to Legendary WNC Instruments

S4 E10·

Aug 4, 2022

8 mins

S4 E9

Carl Sandburg and the American Songbag

S4 E9·

Jul 22, 2022

8 mins

S4 E8

Western North Carolina Music’s Impact in Popular Culture

S4 E8·

Jun 30, 2022

9 mins

S4 E7

The Jagged Path Works to Tell a Fuller Story

S4 E7·

Jun 8, 2022

8 mins

S4 E6

Derek Piotr Explores NC Mountain Singing

S4 E6·

May 25, 2022

9 mins

S4 E5

Billy Edd Wheeler, Songwriter

S4 E5·

May 3, 2022

8 mins

S4 E4

Asheville Music Walking Tour

S4 E4·

May 3, 2022

8 mins

S4 E3

The Musical Happy Valley

S4 E3·

Mar 23, 2022

7 mins

S4 E2

Train Songs and Marshall’s Historic Depot

S4 E2·

Mar 9, 2022

8 mins

S4 E1

Remembering Bobby McMillion

S4 E1·

Feb 23, 2022

7 mins

S3 E20

Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight David Holt

S3 E20·

Nov 18, 2021

7 mins

S3 E19

Remembering Arvil Freeman

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Nov 3, 2021

7 mins

S3 E18

Lots of Great Ways to Learn Music in WNC

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Oct 29, 2021

9 mins

S3 E17

The Cuckoo: A chart topper since the 1200’s

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Oct 6, 2021

9 mins

S3 E16

The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival Carries on a Legacy

S3 E16·

Sep 23, 2021

5 mins

S3 E15

The Tom Dula Legends Lives On

S3 E15·

Sep 7, 2021

8 mins

S3 E14

Storytelling on the Blue Ridge Music Trails

S3 E14·

Aug 24, 2021

9 mins

S3 E13

What is a D.O.G.

S3 E13·

Aug 13, 2021

9 mins

S3 E12

Step it Up and Go is David Menconi’s Love Letter to North Carolina Music

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Jul 27, 2021

9 mins

S3 E11

The Green Grass Cloggers

S3 E11·

Jul 13, 2021

7 mins

S3 E10

Wayne Erbsen: Musician, Teacher, Author, and Radio Host

S3 E10·

Jun 30, 2021

7 mins

S3 E9

Unto These Hills

S3 E9·

Jun 8, 2021

7 mins

S3 E8

Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight: Susan Pepper

S3 E8·

May 18, 2021

7 mins

S3 E7

Blue Ridge Craft Trails Spotlight: Richard Beard

S3 E7·

May 4, 2021

7 mins

S3 E6

Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight: Michael Reno Harrell

S3 E6·

Apr 20, 2021

6 mins

S3 E5

Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight: The Burnett Sisters Band

S3 E5·

Mar 30, 2021

6 mins

S3 E4

NC Musician Murals Project

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Mar 22, 2021

7 mins

S3 E3

Banjo Builders in WNC

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Mar 2, 2021

6 mins

S3 E2

Music’s Functions in the Farmers Federation

S3 E2·

Feb 15, 2021

7 mins

S3 E1

Byard Ray's Old Fiddle Makes New Music

S3 E1·

Feb 1, 2021

2 mins

Matthew Tooni Carries on Traditions of Cherokee Stories and Music

Mar 30, 2020

3 mins

Jack Guy Compiled a Treasure Trove of Mountain Music

Mar 23, 2020

3 mins

Byard Ray and Obray Ramsey Make Long, Strange Trip into Pop Culture

Jan 17, 2020

3 mins

Young Presley Barker Dazzles on the Flatpicked Guitar

Dec 18, 2019

3 mins

Don Reno Finds Success as a Bluegrass Banjo Innovator and Bandleader

Dec 16, 2019

3 mins

Mary Jane Queen Preserved a Family Tradition of Songs and Stories

Dec 10, 2019

5 mins

David Holt Shares Blue Ridge Mountain Music with the World

Nov 7, 2019

3 mins

Lillian Chase Fiddles a Smooth Mountain Blend of Bluegrass and Old-Time Music

Aug 30, 2019

3 mins

Smoky Mountain Folk Festival Celebrates Fifty Years of Music and Dance

Aug 30, 2019

3 mins

Fiddler Carley Arrowood Lends Her Voice to Mountain Music

Aug 22, 2019

3 mins

Rhiannon Ramsey Exemplifies the Next Generation of Fiddlers

Jun 27, 2019

3 mins

Zoe and Cloyd Bring Varied Family Traditions to Mountain Music

Jun 17, 2019

3 mins

Raymond Fairchild Creates His Own Style of Playing the Banjo

Apr 1, 2019

1h 55m

Railroad Tunnel to Asheville Ends in Triumph and Tragedy

Mar 22, 2019

3 mins

Mountain music has deep roots in British Isles

Feb 12, 2019

3 mins

Appalachian dulcimer makes sweet mountain music

Feb 4, 2019

3 mins

Cane Mill Road Carries on Deep Gap Legacy

Dec 10, 2018

3 mins

Primitive Quartet Grew Out of a Fishing Trip

Dec 3, 2018

3 mins

Brown Mountain Lights Captured in Popular Song

Oct 15, 2018

3 mins

George Shuffler Pioneered Cross-Picking Style

Oct 9, 2018

3 mins

Arvil Freeman Plays His Distinctive Fiddle Style

Oct 1, 2018

3 mins

Nina Simone Got Her Start in North Carolina

Sep 24, 2018

3 mins

Glenn and Lula Bolick Carry On Music, Craft Tradition

Jun 13, 2018

3 mins

Marsha Todd Makes Her Mark in Mountain Music

Jun 5, 2018

3 mins

Chester McMillian Is Guitar Legend in Mount Airy

May 30, 2018

3 mins

Olla Belle Reed Brought Bluegrass to Baltimore

May 18, 2018

3 mins

How Doc Watson Found Success in '60s

Apr 16, 2018

3 mins

Doc Watson Recalls Mountain Childhood

Apr 3, 2018

3 mins

Clarence 'Tom' Ashley Rediscovered in Folk Revival

Mar 26, 2018

3 mins

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