AVERY COUNTY, N.C.—If there is such a thing as the classic Appalachian success story, the rise in popularity of the ...

START YOUR MORNING. WELCOME BACK HERE AT 930. STORIES OF RESILIENCE CONTINUE TO SHINE THROUGH AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. AND OUR NEXT LIVE GUEST WAS PARTICULARLY MOVED BY ITS IMPACTS AND DECIDED TO PUT ...

The Southern Appalachians are home to a range of distinctive practices in the areas of music, dance, crafting, and visual art. Our mission is to educate students about the history, techniques, and ...

The spotlights begin to fade on a stage in Floyd, not far from the misty Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia, and a banjo begins to play. Gradually, the strings pick out the notes to an ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Music is a language that knows no barriers. It carries with it memories, culture and history. Southern Appalachian music has been telling the story of the people in East ...

Country music’s origin story has been heavily influenced by a romanticized notion of authenticity. Today, celebrations of the genre’s origins tend to focus on one event: recording sessions in late ...

“It’s not a Black music and it’s not a white music. It’s a music that was basically played together.” This observation is one of many kernels of wisdom offered up by fiddler Earl White, who is Black, ...