The song of our state has no final note. One writer knows that some of the sounds that make up its symphony live forever, belonging always and only to North Carolina.
Kinston’s Joyful Noise
In a century-old sanctuary in Lenoir County, an organist fills the air with music that sounds from pulpit to pew — reverent, radiant, and rooted in tradition.
Run Straight, Run Loud
For nearly 70 years, a racetrack in Cleveland County has rumbled with the thunder of drag racing — and one man’s love of speed, family, and red clay.
9 Delightful County Fairs
These county and regional fairs have delighted for generations. Discover the events that root them in local tradition.
County Fair Spirit
Amid dazzling lights and a rollicking soundtrack, county fairs keep us close to our rural roots.
North Carolina Dialects
Led by a professor who sees himself as an “accidental linguist,” a nonprofit program at NC State celebrates dialect diversity and shows that the way we speak is something to be embraced.
Echoes in the Pines
In the hush of the Piedmont woods, a red-tailed hawk screes out — and one listener follows the call of birds, memory, and family through time.
Night Music
Nighttime fishing excursions attune the ears to the unseen creatures that make up nature’s chorus, each singing its own song in the dark.
Where Cleavers Sing
In North Carolina, you don’t just taste barbecue — you hear it, chopped by hand with a rhythm all its own.
