She got it from her mama. It’s well known, and well-documented, that Dolly Parton grew up very poor (well, money-wise), in ...

During a rainy summer afternoon at Zadie’s Market, a restaurant housed in what used to be the jail in Marshall, North ...

May 26, 2026 The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and ...

On May 31, Mo Sabri makes a landmark appearance with the Nashville Symphony for an orchestral rendition of his new album, ...

The eighth annual Helvetia Hoot will celebrate West Virginia traditional arts, music, dance, folklore, crafts and foodways ...

Rosanne Cash writes about "Merry Golden Tree," a ballad that traveled from Europe to America’s shores carrying the seeds of folk and country music.

Many travelers head to the Smoky Mountains expecting scenic drives and cabin stays, then realize they still need to figure ...

It is Pennsylvania’s largest cave (above or below ground) and is the state’s first entirely underground state park. Have you been there?

In advance of the American star's Dublin gig, he talks about his genre's evolution, what he learnt from Martin Scorsese, and ...

The Museum of Appalachia will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with an expanded two-day Independence Day Anvil Shoot ...

When the singer-songwriter Mo Sabri was growing up in East Tennessee, his Pakistani immigrant parents loved playing the swirling, rhythmic sounds of qawwali, Sufi Muslim devotional music. They also ...

Searching for surprisingly affordable Kentucky towns for retirement? These 10 amazing places offer low costs and wonderful ...