"Doc Watson: A Life in Music” by Eddie Huffman, University of North Carolina Press, 288 pages In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage ...

In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s Blues Tent, he received a standing ovation before he began to play. According to The ...

The annual local music festival Merlefest kicks off in Wilkesboro today and will run until Sunday. Read more about this weekend of fun from Arts & Culture and News Reporter Colin Wishneski.

The 38th annual MerleFest this past weekend was one for the books. For decades, music fans have descended upon the town of Wilkesboro, NC - situated in the foothills beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains - ...

Originating from folk music and emerging with jam-centered improvisations, bluegrass is often found at the center of Boone’s ...

After previewing the arrival of a new song earlier this week, Bryan Sutton and Billy Strings’ latest effort has culminated in “The Devil Went Down to Deep Gap,” a collision of acoustic and electric ...

This interview was originally broadcast on March 24, 1988. Doc Watson, who was called "a living national treasure" for his virtuoso flat-picking and his repertoire of traditional folk and bluegrass ...

101 Ground Hog / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Autoharp,Fiddle,Banjo. 102 Every Day Dirt / Doc Watson. Guitar. 103 Bonaparte's Retreat / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Guitar. 104 ...

SUGAR GROVE, N.C. -- A huge tent sprawls across the lawn, covering 1,000 seats and housing the big stage. Craft and food vendors, as well as lawn chairs and blankets, flank the concert crowd on all ...

Last night, Sept. 5, Billy Strings, Bryan Sutton and Royal Masat stepped into the spotlight at Owensboro, Ky,’s Woodward Theatre for a very special trio performance. On the Bluegrass Music Hall of ...

In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Blues Tent, he received a standing ovation before he began to play. According to The ...