Artists from around the world, and around the corner, find their sound at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording.
bluegrass
A Gracious Host
Arthur Smith, a homegrown Carolinian, is one of the most admired and influential country music singers, songwriters, and entertainers in . . .
Playing by Heart: The Story of Jim Avett
Jim Avett’s life is a song with many verses, but it always returns to the chorus — a hard-working father with a passion for music.
Chatham County Line
After pursuing country-rock and alt-country ventures, four men settle on a sound and a name that reflect where they’re from.
That’s My Dad
After putting aside his professional music dreams to support his family, Gene Knight and his band, Sidetrack, release an eclectic new bluegrass album.
Uncommon Folk
Songs of Water combines multicultural sounds and anchors them in North Carolina’s rich musical traditions.
Southern Twang: The Story of the Banjo
Pluck one string, and images start forming: rural family gatherings, dirt-floor dances, and simple picking on a porch as the sun sets. Few instruments conjure place more powerfully than the banjo.
Play One for the Barber
Despite losing its visionary music-loving owner, Drexel Barber Shop still carries on a tradition of Saturday jam sessions.
High Country Music
The Johnson boys, father and sons, feed off each other to create a bluegrass escape in the mountains of Crossnore.
