Private Lessons – Page 5 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Erika Godfrey Testerman

"I live in a really good area" says old-time fiddler Erika Godfrey Testerman. "I live...

Old-time and bluegrass fiddler Tim Gardner has been around traditional music since his early childhood,...

Since the 1970s, Cecil Gurganus has been an active member of Watauga County's old-time music...

Reggie and Ryan Harris grew up in a musical family and community in Caldwell County,...

"Old-time music makes me happy," says Josh Hayes. He grew up in Wilkes and Watauga...

Raised in the heart of Surry County, Andy Edmonds became one of the area's old-time...

"I have always loved music," says Rutherford County native Todd Frashier. "However, I particularly enjoy...

Scott Freeman grew up in a musical family in Mount Airy, and today he makes...

John Cockman has been playing and singing bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music with his family...

"Surprisingly, most of my influences are harp players," says blues guitar player Rob Baskerville. "I...

Lynsey Rice, a young clogger, flatfooter, and buck dancer, says she will never forget her...

Fiddler and photographer Martin Fox has spent most of his adult life in the mountains...