Demonstrations – Page 4 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Wayne Erbsen

Western North Carolina is a region where many folk traditions are strongly associated with particular...

Forty years ago, Henderson County general store owner J. H. Stepp decided to leave the...

Randy Vess grew up in McDowell County, in a family that kept alive many traditional...

Gina Wheeler, a broom maker, grew up in Hendersonville in an artistic family. She apprenticed...

Multi-instrumentalist and teacher Jim Vipperman grew up in a musically rich family and community in...

Growing up in the Mountain Creek section of Rutherford County, Floyd Sims worked hard as...

The Sturgill family has deep roots in Alleghany County that trace back more than two...

John Grant, Jr., comes from a family of accomplished traditional artists. His own interest in...

"I've really enjoyed my music over the years," says Ashe County musician Butch Barker. "I...

Mike Campbell has long been fascinated with history and older ways of living. A knowledgeable...

Doc Cudd traces the blacksmith's trade back more than 400 years in his family, in...