Chuck and Peggy Patrick Chuck and Peggy Patrick, natives of Blairsville, Georgia, grew up learning traditional mountain music and... Learn More
Robert Wells Robert Wells has studied, played, and listened to mountain music for more than fifty years,... Learn More
Bill Williams Bill Williams and his bass are a common sight at traditional music venues in and... Learn More
Zephyr Lightning Bolts The Zephyr Lightning Bolts play oldtime string band music at festivals, competitions, and dances in... Learn More
Jason Burleson Jason Burleson grew up in Avery County in a musical family and community. "Three of... Learn More
Brian Yerman Brian Yerman grew up in upstate New York, but but lived in southern Appalachia playing... Learn More
Buddy Davis Buddy Davis, a seventh-generation descendant of settlers of Madison County, enjoyed a long and varied... Learn More
Marsha Todd Marsha Todd lives and breathes the old-time and bluegrass music of the Southwest Virginia-Northwest North... Learn More
The Pilot Mountain Bobcats The Pilot Mountain Bobcats have been together as an old-time string band since 1989. Based... Learn More
Jerry Smith "I've always like old-time music," Jerry says. He grew up in Ashe County in a... Learn More
Emily and Thornton Spencer As members of the popular family-based Whitetop Mountain Band, and as long-time teachers and ambassadors... Learn More
Randy Pasley Born and raised in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, Randy Pasley immersed himself in traditional music... Learn More