The Appalachian region is filled with rich hospitality and a plethora of music and arts. This week's playlist highlights ...

In the mountains of eastern Kentucky, such “country wakes” could last for days, as mourners emerged from the coal mines or drove out from the factories. Sometimes so many people showed up ...

Helene’s took out bridges all across Western North Carolina, but music preservationist Nicholas Williams sees another kind of chasm left by the storm. One sleepless night after the rain had ...

Old-time music, of course! The Appalachian Mountains are famous for spawning ... However, because it draws so many people ...

Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music offers 200 concerts a year, and most are free to attend. Visit ...

Redbone is currently touring as part of a quartet she calls the Martha Redbone Roots Project with redbone herself on vocals and percussion, her husband Aaron Whitby on piano, Charlie Burham on violin ...

A Mountain Music Jam is coming to Monroe County this weekend. The Jammin’ at the Hunkerdown will be held on Sunday, April 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. at The Hunkerdown, which is located at 110 Fort Springs ...

Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People is a four-part American documentary television series that premiered April 9, 2009, on PBS. The series explores the natural and human history of the ...

Nestled into the Appalachian Mountains some 250 miles southwest of Petersburg, Bristol, Virginia, shares a border with its twin city, Bristol, Tennessee. As of 2023, the small city had a recorded ...