Ballad Singing – Page 2 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Riley Baugus

Riley Baugus, a North Carolina native who lives in Walkertown, began singing and playing music...

Rick Ward is steeped in Beech Mountain and Watauga County cultural lore, and he continues...

A native of eastern North Carolina, where his family has danced and played music for...

Betty Smith, one of Madison County's best-known musicians for over two decades, was born in...

Lena Jean Ray grew up surrounded by some of the most acclaimed musicians of the...

Joe Penland's Madison County family includes many old-time mountain musicians. Penland's great-grandmother was a first...

When Denise Norton spent a year living with her great-grandmother Dellie Norton, she saw in...

Amy Michels was born and raised in a rural farming community where her interest in...

Robert Lynn "Bobby" McMillon, a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award recipient, was heir to numerous...

Mary Greene has continued to celebrate and present the traditions of her Appalachian community even...

Bruce Greene grew up in New Jersey where he learned to play the guitar and...

Few people embody such a depth of family and regional tradition, or represent it to...