Music – Page 2 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Cary Fridley

A prominent member of Asheville’s traditional music scene since moving to Western North Carolina in...

Fiddler Marion Boatwright has said of traditional mountain music that, “It’s been floating around these...

Lester “Les” Woodie grew up playing music in western North Carolina with his brother and...

Guitarist, Lesley Riddle, was born in Burnsville, NC, in 1905, and his association and collaboration...

The Red Fox Chasers consisted of two groups of musical partners who teamed up in...

Clyde Moody was a bluegrass and country musician most well-known for his stint with Bill...

“There wasn’t anybody could beat Charlie Lowe playing the banjo. He was the best banjo...

Frank Jenkins was an accomplished fiddle and banjo player, who made a number of commercial...

The Carolina Tar Heels recorded three dozen songs that were issued by the Victor label...

The Camp Creek Boys from Surry County are known as one of the premier old-time...

Tim Norris plays bluegrass banjo with The Dollar Brothers, Surefire, and The Red & White...

Fiddler Frank Blevins recorded eight sides for Columbia records at 16-years-old, with his brother Ed...