In 1917, the town of Hot Springs, North Carolina, transformed into a shared landscape of craftsmanship and culture after 2,000 German officers, sailors, and civilians carved out a community along the banks of the French Broad River.
Sleeping Beauties
In Candor, the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway is reawakening an appreciation for railroads and “slow travel” with a glittering fleet of restored train cars.
Hidden History: U.S. Navy B-1 Band
In 1942 at UNC Chapel Hill, young musicians marched into history as the Navy’s first all-Black unit band.
Banding Together
In 1942, 44 young musicians marched into history as members of the Navy’s first all-Black unit band.
Hidden History: OKeh Records’ Asheville Sessions
Many think country music began in Bristol, Tennessee, but writer Brad Campbell uncovers more to the story. In Asheville, OKeh Records recorded regional musicians playing ballads and other traditional sounds in 1925, two years prior to the Bristol sessions that shaped the trajectory for one of music’s most enduring genres.
Country Music’s Asheville Origins
A long-forgotten series of recordings from 1925 puts a new spin on the beginnings of one of our most enduring music genres.
Christmas on Portsmouth Island
More than 50 years after the last residents of Portsmouth Island moved away, a descendant of the once-busy shipping village decks the halls in their honor.
