Type: In Memoriam

George Watson grew up in Rutherford County listening to shape note hymns and other traditional...

Billed as "The Epitome of Traditional Bluegrass," at Orchard at Altapass, Herman Coffey and Herb...

Eula Greene made hand-tied fishnet bed canopies at her home in Watauga County. "It used...

Paul Frederick "Fred" McBride, born in Alleghany County in 1924, moved to the Traphill neighborhood...

Rick Stone juggled his time between woodworking, sculpting, painting, playing music, and occasionally writing songs....

Barbara Poole was born in Galax, Virginia, and was raised about ten miles from the...

Joe Shannon's fascination with mountain life began at a young age. While living in Jacksonville,...

Bernadine George grew up around traditional pottery making. She observed her mother, a potter, at...

"I can't ever remember not being around music," said Brien Fain, who was at least...

Alton Blankenship remembered that when he was a boy in Rutherford County, his father grew...