Winston-Salem-based band The Genuine is made up of husband and wife Matthew and Katelyn Allivato, drummer Devin Forkel and guitarist Gunnar Nagle. They stopped by the Our State lobby late one evening to play a few songs from their recent album, “Blooms.”
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Other Performances:
South Carolina Broadcasters
Rhiannon Giddens and Laurelyn Dossett
Mandolin Orange
Possum Jenkins
Big Daddy Love
Our Music in the Lobby series is bringing some of North Carolina’s best musicians into our offices, instruments in hand, to perform a song or two just for us. We’re filming these live performances and showcasing them on our website. See the performances at music.ourstate.com.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
