The African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”25″] Thelonius Monk, Billy Taylor, and Maceo Parker–famous jazz artists who have shared the unique sounds of North Carolina with the world–are but a few of the dynamic African American artists from eastern North Carolina featured in The African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina. This first-of-its-kind travel guide will take you on […]
Old-Time Herald: The Jenkins Family
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”24″] October/November 2006 issue of the Old-Time Herald, a magazine about traditional string band music. This issue features a cover story (by Kinney Rorrer) on the musical legacy of Surry County’s Jenkins Family. [wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”24″]
Old-Time Herald: Samantha Bumgarner, Elizabeth Cotten
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”23″] Winter 1997/1998 issue of the Old-Time Herald, a magazine about traditional string band music. This issue features a cover story (by Charles Wolfe) on 1920s banjo player and recording artist Samantha Bumgarner, from Sylva, as well as a remembrance (by Alice Gerrard) of Chapel Hill Piedmont blues guitarist Elizabeth Cotten. [wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”23″]
Old-Time Herald: Posey Rorrer
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”22″] December ‘07 / January ’08 issue of the Old-Time Herald, a magazine about traditional string band music. This issue features a cover story (by Kinney Rorrer) on Posey Rorrer, fiddler for Charlie Poole’s North Carolina Ramblers, and sometime resident of Spray, North Carolina. [wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”22″]
Old-Time Herald: Frank Blevins and his Tar Heel Rattlers
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”21″] February-April 1991 issue of the Old-Time Herald, a magazine about traditional string band music. This issue features a cover story (by Marshall Wyatt) on Ashe County’s Frank Blevins and his Tar Heel Rattlers, a string band from the 1920s and ‘30s. [wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”21″]
Old-Time Herald: Fisher Hendley and his Aristocratic Pigs
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”20″] August/September 2006 issue of the Old-Time Herald, a magazine about traditional string band music. This issue features a cover story (by Bob Carlin) on Fisher Hendley, an early country star from Anson County, and his band the Aristocratic Pigs. [wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”20″]
Old-Time Herald: The Helton Brothers
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”19″] April/May 2007 issue of the Old-Time Herald, a magazine about traditional string band music. This issue features a cover story (by Bob Carlin) on early Western North Carolina string band musicians the Helton Brothers. [wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”19″]
Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”18″] The music and dance traditions of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains are legendary. Residents continue a musical heritage that stretches back many generations. In this lively guidebook, noted folklorist Fred C. Fussell puts readers on the trail to discover the many sites in western North Carolina where this unique musical legacy thrives. Organized […]
Cherokee Heritage Trails
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”6″] Winner, 2004 Willie Parker Peace History Book Award, North Carolina Society of Historians 2004 Preserve America Presidential Award for Heritage Tourism Enriched by Cherokee voices, this guidebook offers a unique journey into the lands and culture of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Every […]
Blue Ridge Music Trails: Finding a Place in the Circle
[wpshopcart_add_to_cart id=”1″] The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia are the heart of a region where traditional music and dance are celebrated as nowhere else in America. This book is a comprehensive traveler’s guide to discovering the many places where this unique music-making legacy thrives. The book leads readers to more than 160 […]