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 ...

I like to think the hills are singing, the mountains are singing, and the trees are applauding.” Just exactly where Beck Hill ...

North Carolina native Luke Combs returned to Appalachian State to receive an honoree degree after leaving the school in 2012.

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

For Renée Fleming, returning to Spoleto Festival USA is something of a full-circle moment. She's joined by Béla Fleck for an ...

Artist also performed "Carolina" at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Saturday ...

There’s something about Appalachian culture that gets in your bones. Many of the local jamborees and shindigs (where bluegrass and old-time musicians get together and jam) have been running ...

Country music star Eric Church earned praise for delivering the “greatest” commencement speech with his now-viral address to ...

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 ...

The biggest risk of his career has certainly paid off. Eric Church is a country superstar, who has had multiple radio hits, won major awards and put out hit albums, but he comes from humble beginnings ...