This must be the place: Ode to the torchbearers of tomorrow, ode to why I got into this gig
Hello from Room 105 at the Holiday Inn Express in Macon, Georgia. It’s 73 degrees outside with a slight, refreshing breeze. Quite the contrast from just a couple weeks ago when I was jogging down the snowy, frozen backroads of the North Country in my native Upstate New York.
Want to join the Haywood Community Band?
The Haywood Community Band is a welcoming haven for musicians of all skill levels rekindling their love of creating powerful music.
If you played a band instrument in the past, you’re welcome to attend rehearsals and see if the community band is where you’d like to perform in a respected music group.
The power of three: Organ Fairchild returns to WNC
When it comes to classic band formations, there’s something truly and uniquely special to the power of three — this trio of musicians coming together to create a melodic trinity of sonic exploration.
Lean into the blue: Town Mountain celebrates 20 years
It’s safe to say that the whirlwind sounds and vibrant tones of Town Mountain (now referred to as “Americana”) were ahead of their time when the band first came to fruition in 2005 in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Cup of compassion: Concert to aid Zuma Coffee following Helene
When Hurricane Helene roared through Western North Carolina last fall, the storm ravaged and decimated several small mountain towns. One of the most devastated communities was Marshall (population 777) in the rural landscape of Madison County.
From low to high: Georgia musicians promote hurricane relief in WNC
Sunny sea-level Savannah, Georgia, is known for a lot of things — historic colonial beauty, low country cuisine and a wide-open bar culture that benefits from/endures one of the nation’s few open container laws — but it also has a rich musical legacy that locals are now using to help victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.
Mountain power: Hundreds of artists come together for 'Caverns of Gold' album
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, there has been numerous initiatives put forth by local Western North Carolina musicians to raise funds and provide aid to those in need in our backyard.
All-star music compilation to benefit flood victims
With the recent floods ravaging Western North Carolina due to Hurricane Helene, there’s been countless avenues by which artists and musicians have come together to not only raise funds for those in dire need, but also to provide melodic solace and comfort.
Ready for ‘Frightacular’?
The Haywood Community Band will present “Frightacular” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville.
Melodies of love: Asheville Mountain Boys to play Sylva
The sheer beauty and fundamental foundation of bluegrass music resides in one simple truth about the tones, textures and talents within the “high, lonesome sound” — its timelessness.