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

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

Episode Date
Episode 10: Remember Me: The Story of Lulu Belle and Scotty Wiseman
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 9: The Shuffler Family of Valdese
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 8: Citizen Vinyl: Asheville's Recording History
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 7: 25 Years of JAM: The History of the Junior Appalachian Musicians
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 6: Marc Pruett's Bluegrass Journey: PART TWO
Dec 13, 2024
Episode 5: Marc Pruett's Bluegrass Journey
Dec 05, 2024
Episode 4: Andy Griffith from Mayberry
Nov 12, 2024
Episode 2: The Ballad Swap at the Old Marshall Jail
Nov 11, 2024
Episode 3: The Great Flood of 2024: Tropical Storm Helene
Nov 06, 2024
Episode 1: Otto Wood the Bandit
Nov 05, 2024
Episode 20: The Creative Community of Rare Bird Farm
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 19: The Ridgetop Riches of Red Spruce
Mar 26, 2024
Episode 18: Claire Armbruster and Planning Stages
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 17: Rhonda Gouge and the Joy of Musical Connection
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 16: A Reading of Louise Wright Price's Charlie & His Banjo: The Story of Charlie Pool
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 15: William Allsbrook Jr.’s Making Music: The Banjo in a Southern Appalachian County
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 14: Remembering Betty Smith
Jan 03, 2024
Episode 13: Thomm Jutz and Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry
Nov 07, 2023
Episode 12: Terry Roberts Talks Writing, Music, and Storytelling in the Mountains
Oct 26, 2023
Episode 11: Fine Tuned: Volume One, The Album
Oct 11, 2023
Episode 10: Plott-Tober Fest Celebrates the Plott Hound and German Heritage
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 9: The Blowing Rock Fiddlers' Convention of 1928
Sep 12, 2023
Episode 8: Cherokee Language Repertory Choir
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 7: Songwriters Showcase at Peacock Performing Arts Center
Aug 01, 2023
Episode 6: Kelley Breiding and “The Place Where the Stories Come From”
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 5: Roseland Gardens: Black Moutain Juke Joint
Jun 27, 2023
Episode 3: Blue Ridge Music Trails Stops Along the Blue Ridge Parkway Part 2
May 31, 2023
Episode 2: Blue Ridge Music Trails Stops Along the Blue Ridge Parkway Part 1
May 31, 2023
Episode 4: Darren Nicholson Remembers a Mentor and Charts a New Path
May 30, 2023
Episode 1: Fine Tuned: Josh Jones and Sav Sankaran
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 20: Fine Tuned: Bayla Davis and Cary Fridley
Mar 13, 2023
Episode 20: Fine Tuned: Benjamin Barker and David LaMotte
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 19: Fine Tuned: The Allen Boys with DaShawn Hickman and Kelley Breiding
Feb 13, 2023
Episode 17: Fine Tuned: Jarrett Wildcat & Keaw'e Bone
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 16: Introducing the Fine Tuned Project
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 15: Is it a Fiddle or a Violin?
Dec 10, 2022
Episode 14: Bobby Hicks: A Fiddling Icon
Dec 10, 2022
Episode 13: Forevermore Donna Ray Norton Will Sing
Oct 11, 2022
Episode 12: A Deep Dive into the Earl Scruggs Music Festival
Aug 30, 2022
Episode 11: The 51st Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
Aug 26, 2022
Episode 10: Listen to Legendary WNC Instruments
Aug 04, 2022
Episode 9: Carl Sandburg and the American Songbag
Jul 22, 2022
Episode 8: Western North Carolina Music’s Impact in Popular Culture
Jun 30, 2022
Episode 7: The Jagged Path Works to Tell a Fuller Story
Jun 08, 2022
Episode 6: Derek Piotr Explores NC Mountain Singing
May 25, 2022
Episode 5: Billy Edd Wheeler, Songwriter
May 03, 2022
Episode 4: Asheville Music Walking Tour
May 03, 2022
Episode 3: The Musical Happy Valley
Mar 23, 2022
Episode 2: Train Songs and Marshall’s Historic Depot
Mar 09, 2022
Episode 1: Remembering Bobby McMillion
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 20: Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight David Holt
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 19: Remembering Arvil Freeman
Nov 03, 2021
Episode 18: Lots of Great Ways to Learn Music in WNC
Oct 29, 2021
Episode 17: The Cuckoo: A chart topper since the 1200’s
Oct 06, 2021
Episode 16: The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival Carries on a Legacy
Sep 23, 2021
Episode 15: The Tom Dula Legends Lives On
Sep 07, 2021
Episode 14: Storytelling on the Blue Ridge Music Trails
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 13: What is a D.O.G.
Aug 13, 2021
Episode 12: Step it Up and Go is David Menconi’s Love Letter to North Carolina Music
Jul 27, 2021
Episode 11: The Green Grass Cloggers
Jul 13, 2021
Episode 10: Wayne Erbsen: Musician, Teacher, Author, and Radio Host
Jun 30, 2021
Episode 9: Unto These Hills
Jun 08, 2021
Episode 8: Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight: Susan Pepper
May 18, 2021
Episode 7: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Spotlight: Richard Beard
May 04, 2021
Episode 6: Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight: Michael Reno Harrell
Apr 20, 2021
Episode 5: Traditional Artist Directory Spotlight: The Burnett Sisters Band
Mar 30, 2021
Episode 4: NC Musician Murals Project
Mar 22, 2021
Episode 3: Banjo Builders in WNC
Mar 02, 2021
Episode 2: Music’s Functions in the Farmers Federation
Feb 15, 2021
Episode 1: Byard Ray's Old Fiddle Makes New Music
Feb 01, 2021
Matthew Tooni Carries on Traditions of Cherokee Stories and Music
Mar 30, 2020
Jack Guy Compiled a Treasure Trove of Mountain Music
Mar 23, 2020
Byard Ray and Obray Ramsey Make Long, Strange Trip into Pop Culture
Jan 17, 2020
Young Presley Barker Dazzles on the Flatpicked Guitar
Dec 18, 2019
Don Reno Finds Success as a Bluegrass Banjo Innovator and Bandleader
Dec 16, 2019
Mary Jane Queen Preserved a Family Tradition of Songs and Stories
Dec 10, 2019
David Holt Shares Blue Ridge Mountain Music with the World
Nov 07, 2019
Lillian Chase Fiddles a Smooth Mountain Blend of Bluegrass and Old-Time Music
Aug 30, 2019
Smoky Mountain Folk Festival Celebrates Fifty Years of Music and Dance
Aug 30, 2019
Fiddler Carley Arrowood Lends Her Voice to Mountain Music
Aug 22, 2019
Rhiannon Ramsey Exemplifies the Next Generation of Fiddlers
Jun 27, 2019
Zoe and Cloyd Bring Varied Family Traditions to Mountain Music
Jun 17, 2019
Raymond Fairchild Creates His Own Style of Playing the Banjo
Apr 01, 2019
Railroad Tunnel to Asheville Ends in Triumph and Tragedy
Mar 22, 2019
Mountain music has deep roots in British Isles
Feb 12, 2019
Appalachian dulcimer makes sweet mountain music
Feb 04, 2019
Cane Mill Road Carries on Deep Gap Legacy
Dec 10, 2018
Primitive Quartet Grew Out of a Fishing Trip
Dec 03, 2018
Brown Mountain Lights Captured in Popular Song
Oct 15, 2018
George Shuffler Pioneered Cross-Picking Style
Oct 09, 2018
Arvil Freeman Plays His Distinctive Fiddle Style
Oct 01, 2018
Nina Simone Got Her Start in North Carolina
Sep 24, 2018
Glenn and Lula Bolick Carry On Music, Craft Tradition
Jun 13, 2018
Marsha Todd Makes Her Mark in Mountain Music
Jun 05, 2018
Chester McMillian Is Guitar Legend in Mount Airy
May 30, 2018
Olla Belle Reed Brought Bluegrass to Baltimore
May 18, 2018
How Doc Watson Found Success in '60s
Apr 16, 2018
Doc Watson Recalls Mountain Childhood
Apr 03, 2018
Clarence 'Tom' Ashley Rediscovered in Folk Revival
Mar 26, 2018
Ray Hicks Made Folktales Come Alive
Mar 19, 2018