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In Rutherford County’s Forest City, NC growing up, a young Wyndham Baird heard his mother and grandmother sing old Baptist hymns like “Abide With Me,” arranged in four-part harmony in church. But his life changed when he saw Doc Watson in concert at MerleFest at twelve years old. At that moment, he saw a world of folk and blues music before him.

John Oates (co-creator of the iconic pop-rock duo Hall & Oates) is thrilled to announce his new album Reunion to be released on May 17th. As a preview he has released the title track “Reunion” that is out now.

The Castellows pull from their country roots, growing up on their family farm and more for their EP album, A Little Goes A Long Way.

In today’s show you’ll hear songs about famous plane wrecks, train wrecks, and the most famous shipwreck of all time. I finally visited the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle recently, which piqued my interest in songs about airplanes, flying, and Amelia Earhart, so that’s the focus of the first half hour of the program. The first know train song was written in 1898, and

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21+Doors : 8pm, Show : 9pm Tickets : $10 in advance, $15 at the door Join Lone Elder and Cactus Cuts for a night of country music at the Filling Station

BETHEL — People can experience the joy of movement and music for healthy aging with Lisa Davidson, yoga teacher, and Jim Gallant, guitarist/singer/songwriter. Each of them plan present the “To Your Health” spring program from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Bethel Congregational Church, 32 Church St. The program is free and open to […]

The True North guitarist learned to pick by listening to vinyl and not seeing his heroes’ hands – then turned to building instruments because of the size of his own

I’ve got another shout out for the Boomers out there this week. Cast your memory back to your teen years at the beach with your friends. What do you hear? The rhythmic sound of the ocean waves, little kids laughing, the clip-clop of flip-flops as...

Small-scale venues are often a selling point when it comes to big names and live performances. Building on that notion, Billy Strings has announced a pair