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A Christmas playlist of holiday favorites
2021 North State Christmas List on Spotify Now that December is upon us, many in the land of the longleaf pine will be focused on North Carolina’s other storied tree — the Fraser fir. As […]
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The Bluegrass Music Summit highlights N.C.s importance to the genre
Academics and industry leaders tried to make sense of the popularity and changing nature of a truly American genre at the Carolina Bluegrass Music Summit on the campus of the University of North Carolina – […]
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The Bluegrass Music Summit highlights N.C.s importance to the genre
Academics and industry leaders tried to make sense of the popularity and changing nature of a truly American genre at the Carolina Bluegrass Music Summit on the campus of the University of North Carolina – […]
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The Honey Dewdrops bring their original blend of roots and folk to Wide Open Bluegrass
Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, the husband/wife singer-songwriter team known as the Honey Dewdrops, make a glorious musical noise based on their strong voices, affecting songs and skills on a batch of acoustic instruments.In an […]
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Time is on Flatt Lonesomes side
All six members of Flatt Lonesome are under 27 years old and the band itself is only five, but time doesn’t seem to be on their minds.”We’re still really enjoying this album,” said Kelsi Robertson […]
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Time is on Flatt Lonesomes side
All six members of Flatt Lonesome are under 27 years old and the band itself is only five, but time doesn’t seem to be on their minds.”We’re still really enjoying this album,” said Kelsi Robertson […]
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A Wide Open Bluegrass preview
If North Carolina had a house special, barbecue would be on the board daily, and if we were spinning a soundtrack in the background, a bluegrass tune would kick things off with a high lonesome […]
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The Legendary Aaron Neville Kicks off the 2016-2017 Duke Performances Series
The tender poignancy of Aaron Neville’s gilded voice is as recognizable now as it was in 1966 when he shared “Tell It Like It Is” with the world. After decades of writing, performing, and partnering […]
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RSVP: 5 with 5 of NCs Finest
North Carolina is full of fine folks doing worthy work. In this series, we kick back for conversation with homegrown, doers, makers, shakers, artisans and music-makers.Jim Lauderdale closes out my series of sit-downs with North […]
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Hopscotch Music Festival 2016
This week downtown Raleigh flings its doors wide open to a diverse collection of 120 musical artists of every genre for fans of all stripes for the 2016 Hopscotch Music Festival. In true Raleigh fashion […]