Performances – Page 7 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Bill Williams

Bill Williams and his bass are a common sight at traditional music venues in and...

"I love dancing," says Amanda Wright Spencer. "That's been my way to be involved with...

The Zephyr Lightning Bolts play oldtime string band music at festivals, competitions, and dances in...

Jason Burleson grew up in Avery County in a musical family and community. "Three of...

"Playing music," says John Watson. "That's the story of my life." John has been playing...

With a guitar-playing father, other relatives who played music, and several musical neighbors, R. L....

Joe Thrift is a violin maker and fiddler who has steeped himself in all aspects...

Marsha Todd lives and breathes the old-time and bluegrass music of the Southwest Virginia-Northwest North...

John Turner has been flatfoot dancing for more than a decade, and his love for...

The Pilot Mountain Bobcats have been together as an old-time string band since 1989. Based...

"It's been a wild ride," Tony Reece says of his musical career. "Along the way,...

"I just called it mountain music," David Sawyer says of his first memories of hearing...