The two sheriffs approached the house slowly, hands resting on the grips of their pistols. They had backup parked nearby - a couple of cars lining the two-lane Appalachian road and idling in the ...

The Blue Ridge Music Center's outdoor amphitheater will be the venue for Steep Canyon Rangers in concert this weekend as part of the Fiddle & Fork Festival. During the daytime at the Center near Galax ...

But nothing comes easy in Appalachia. The five-member band, which includes Garrett Dellinger, Ryland Bagbey, Sarah Vann, Wells Whitman and Ethan Moore, was born in the winter of 2022, practicing their ...

If there is such a thing as the classic Appalachian success story, the rise in popularity of the outside-the-box band ...

GALAX, Va. — The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is taking its show on the road this year, and the Blue Ridge region is one of its stops. Here @ Home sits down with Corinne Bass, Director of the Blue ...

If you've sought out any new bluegrass music in recent years, you've probably come across Mountain Grass Unit. And if you haven't, now would be the time to change that. The four-piece jamgrass outfit ...

Newark, New Jersey — The New Jersey city of Newark is no national park. For many, the only sights are the bumpers ahead while sitting in traffic, and the only hikes are at the whim of a walk sign. Yet ...

I grew up in a musical household, and my earliest memories are of random instruments, songbooks, and a constant stream of family and friends performing. Music was how my mother—an opera singer, ...

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Your Guide to a Route 66 Road Trip Your Guide to a Mount Rushmore Road Trip You can drive or hike the famed Appalachian Trail, but it's much easier to make a road trip out of it. Our editors and ...