The perfect background music for your fall leaf-peeping trip: Our curated Spotify playlist features a selection of 20 folk and bluegrass songs by North Carolina artists.
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Walls of Fame: 17 Musical Murals
A muralist set out to honor North Carolina’s musical heritage by painting portraits of notable artists — some famous rockers and others musicians who inspired them — in the towns and cities that they once called home.
Fearless in the Foothills
Hidden away in the hollers just west of the Piedmont, where the land begins to rise, our ancestors learned to enjoy themselves with homemade whiskey, music, car racing, and other activities that provided relief from the arduous work of farming and laboring in mills.