MerleFest to return with new director
MerleFest, the annual festival in Wilkesboro that celebrates traditional music and more, returns to its normal spring schedule this month after a shift to the fall last year.
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Rhiannon Giddens, Frank Johnson To Get Americana Award
Grammy-winning folk singer and musician Rhiannon Giddens and the late Frank Johnson, the leader of a 19th-century black brass band, will be the first recipients of the inaugural Legacy of Americana
On "Crushed Coins," Caleb Caudle Sings Of Love, Loss And The Open Road
Singer/songwriter Caleb Caudle calls Winston-Salem home, but he's been spending most of his time on the road the past few years.
World Cafe Nashville: Becca Mancari
Mancari offers stories of wandering and homecoming, colored by a determination to live, artistically, beyond the gender boundaries usually imposed on female artists.
Duncan Hines: The Original Road Warrior Who Shaped Restaurant History
The name on that box of cake mix belonged to a real person. Hines was a traveling salesman who just wanted to find a decent meal on the road — and ended up being America's go-to restaurant expert.
Bluegrass Pioneer Ralph Stanley Dies At 89
Stanley was one of the early leaders of bluegrass music, and enjoyed an unexpectedly broad following after he sang "O, Death" in the film O, Brother, Where Art Thou.
Richard Emmett Takes Blue Ridge Music Center Post
Winston-Salem's Richard Emmett has made a name for himself as a force in developing the city's arts scene. Now he's hoping to have the same effect in a more rural setting.