Adam Schlenker: Never Looking Back
If Adam Schlenker was surprised to find himself an acclaimed flat-picking guitarist and the director of a university’s innovative roots...
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Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future
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Candace Nelson
- Jun 1
- 3 min
More than moonshine: Appalachian spirits embrace local culture
Appalachia is known for one hard liquor: moonshine. It is a high-proof, unaged whiskey typically made from corn mash and originally...
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Susan Marquez
- Jun 1
- 4 min
Mari Black: A Music Ambassador Doing Her Own Thing
Mari Black, who has won multiple awards for her fiddlin' prowess, says she came by her talent naturally. "I grew up in a musical family....
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Richelle Putnam
- Jun 1
- 5 min
Folk Alliance International: The Safe Space for Folk Music Communities Around the World
Today, folk music is fascinating, broad and inspiring, but it continues to be the music of the people, locally and globally. “It connects...
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Susan Marquez
- Jun 1
- 3 min
ICTM: Bonding cultures for the Peace of Humankind
Music has been proven to bring people together; in doing so, they discover more similarities than differences. The International Council...
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Kara Martinez Bachman
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Lorraine Jordan, the "Lady of Tradition"
Mandolin player and vocalist Lorraine Jordan has been a Pinecastle recording artist for two decades. She's put out seven projects,...
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Vickie McIntyre
- Jun 1
- 5 min
Falle’s Kentucky Blue Star – New Album, New Perspective
When life and music collide, the impact is visceral. That’s the best way to describe Nashville recording artist, Marty Falle’s recent...
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Kara Martinez Bachman
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Preserving Tradition for All Cultures: the Center for Traditional Music and Dance
Peter Rushefsky grew up listening to – and playing – lots of traditional music. Old time. Bluegrass. Ragtime. As time went on, he got an...
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Susan Marquez
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty
Every town has one—a place where teens gather to share their interest in music. In 1966, McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Long Beach, California,...
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Susan Marquez
- Jun 1
- 4 min
The Augusta Heritage Center: Preserving the Past; Building Community
Since its inception in 1973, the Augusta Heritage Center, located on the Davis & Elkins College campus in Elkins, West Virginia, has...
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