Foothills – Page 9 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Mike Lowe

Mike Lowe grew up in a sawmilling family in Mount Airy hearing labor stories from...

Born in Caldwell County, Roger Hicks is a master finger-style guitar picker heavily influenced first...

Butch Cook, founding member of the Golden Valley Crusaders, began performing to help his father,...

Trish Kilby Fore grew up in the Lansing community of Ashe County where she heard...

Kevin Fore grew up in the Beulah/Lowgap area of Surry County. He plays Round Peak...

Benton Flippen, a 1990 North Carolina Folk Heritage Award recipient, was one of the innovators...

Eric Ellis was born and raised in Wilkesboro in a musical family. He has become...

Donald Clifton was born and raised in Surry County where he was exposed to traditional...

Mickey Galyean and Cullen’s Bridge plays bluegrass music in a style established by regional bands...

North Carolina Folk Heritage Award recipient Verlen Clifton grew up in the Round Peak community...

Ramona Church grew up in Wilkes County listening to her grandfather play banjo in an...

Janet Calhoun, daughter of Glenn and Lula Bolick, was born in the Seagrove area while...