An organization in Hillsborough preserves the music of the South by supporting the artists who make it.
From Bluegrass to Zydeco, Asheville Music Flourishes
Asheville won’t sit still for labels. Its inhabitants will smile and oblige mountain-music expectations with strings that threaten to ignite under a picker’s high-speed fingers. Sidewalk musicians will stage corner concerts, a gracious Asheville reception for guests drawn to the city for its celebrated jam sessions. But don’t dress the Asheville of your daydreams in a permanent pair of cowboy boots. And don’t brand it an unruly drummer too offbeat to march in time.
At Home with Bombadil
Watch Bombadil perform "Forgive Me Darling" and "Love is Simply" off of their newest album, Hold On.
At Home with Lowland Hum
Watch Lowland Hum perform "Odell" and "Rolling and Rolling" off of their new, self-titled album.
Harry Taylor Captures Ghosts in the Glasshouse
Formulas and methods from the 1850s create remarkable histories in one photographer’s subjects — who are very much alive.
Photography Tips from Our State Contributors
Each month, stunning photographs of North Carolina and the people who call it home grace the pages of our magazine. Three of our professional photographers share their easy tips you can use.
Winston-Salem’s Theater Scene Headlines Spring
On numerous stages in multiple venues, an actor or audience, donor or director, is contributing to Camel City’s decades-deep identity as an arts hub. Here was born the nation’s first arts council and the state’s only arts conservatory; here a fledgling group of thespians spawned many more; here a local film fest became nationally recognized. At every level, Winston acts up.
Wood-Carver Tom Wolfe Turns Pine Into Characters
Many wood-carvers steer clear of our state tree as a medium, but Tom Wolfe has always seen faces in the pine.
American Tobacco Factory Revitalized
After falling into a state of disrepair, the American Tobacco factory in Durham has been revitalized as the American Tobacco Campus, a center of culture.
