Private Lessons – Page 4 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

The Pilot Mountain Bobcats

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,...

As members of the popular family-based Whitetop Mountain Band, and as long-time teachers and ambassadors...

Multi-instrumentalist Jamey Spratt plays bluegrass banjo with bands from Rutherford County where he grew up,...

Jimmy Paschal grew up listening to bluegrass records and eight-track recordings and watching Hee-Haw. "I...

Born and raised in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, Randy Pasley immersed himself in traditional music...

Devin and Brendan McEnnerney carry on a family tradition performing, recording, and promoting their music....

Since 2003, David McEntire and his father Mack have been making guitars, mandolins, and banjos...

Nick McMillian carries on a long-standing family tradition, playing the old-time music of his home...

Jim Huskins has played banjo from the Midwest to the East Coast. Today he lives...

Phillip Jenkins grew up surrounded by music in his Rutherford County home. Playing banjo was...

"I've always loved the banjo," Charles Gilbert says. He moved to Rutherford County following military...