The 2nd Annual Hot & Blue Folk and Roots Revue and Spicy Wing Cook-off at the City Tap in Pittsboro on Sunday, July 15 promises to be much more than a mouthful! Starting with a Spicy Wing Cook-off at 1 p.m., the afternoon rolls right into a summer shindig of 5 fabulous musical performances sure… Read More →
Chatham Rabbits
Go See This: Hot & Blue Folk and Roots Revue
Go See This: Music by Shiloh Hill
Shiloh Hill is a band that not only understands their roots but also understands how to create music that’s continuously evolving and fully unique. This is a project that focuses on a joint contribution of artists showcasing excellent songwriting and lyrics, yet is also a simple and beautiful ensemble of harmonizing vocals, guitars, mandolin, banjo… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Experience Bluegrass with bass fiddler Snuffy Smith
Thomas Lee “Snuffy” Smith, bass fiddler with the Bluegrass Experience, grew up on a one-horse tobacco farm in rural Lee County listening to his father play guitar in a square dance band. “He showed me some chords so I started messing with the guitar,“ he said. In addition to playing music, living on the farm… Read More →
Sheila Fleming, Performing Songwriter
Go See This: Day of the Books / El Día de los Libros
“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”― Albert Einstein The annual Day of the Books/ El Día de los Libros is coming up on Saturday, April 29th, ready to bring books to life and delight in both… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Bluegrass icon Tony Williamson overcomes pain, finds purpose on his farm
Born into a multi-generational family of musicians, Tony Williamson and his brother Gary quickly earned the title of “child sensations” on the national bluegrass stage. Back home at their school in rural Randolph County, however, their music earned them some teasing from their classmates. Tony and Gary were undeterred. “Music was such a fun… Read More →
Breadfoot
Meet This Artist: Leandra Strope is empowering girls to find their voices
While other toddlers were smearing yogurt in their hair and coloring on the walls with crayons, Leandra Strope at age two was learning to play the violin. “My mother was committed to the idea that my brother and I would be musically literate,” said Leandra. By the time she was in elementary school, she had… Read More →