Lap Dulcimer – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Elena Diana Miller

Elena Diana Miller, a traditional folk musician and storyteller, grew up in the hills of...

Susan Pepper, a ballad singer, multi-instrumentalist and educator, has been immersed in western North Carolina’s...

“This is where I feel like I belong; this is where my heart is,” says...

Stanley Hicks was born in 1911 in Watauga County, and raised on Spice Creek along...

Bryson City resident Lois Hornbostel is a nationally-renowned mountain dulcimer player and teacher. She plays...

One of the region's best-known family bands, the Trantham Family of Haywood County includes three...

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

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

Ben Seymour has been building lap dulcimers of his own Kudzu Patch design and other...

The music that Don Pedi makes is traditional southern Appalachian dance music through and through,...

When Georgia Governor Zell Miller wanted "some good mountain music" for his goodbye luncheon banquet,...

Born in 1979, Jason Lonon grew up in McDowell County where he spent a three-year...