‘Rock for Relief’ raises over $32K
The recent “Rock for Relief: A WNC Flood Benefit Festival” was able to garner more than $32,000 in its one-day musical extravaganza.
Scotty McCreery returns to Harrah’s
Country star Scotty McCreery will hit the stage at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.
McCreery has been a household name for nearly half his life, ever since making history in 2011 as both the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the platinum-certified “Clear as Day,” at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
Franklin welcomes Marty Haggard
The musically talented son of country star Merle Haggard, singer-songwriter Marty Haggard will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.
FIND Outdoors announces ‘Pickin’ for Pisgah’
FIND Outdoors is presenting “Pickin’ for Pisgah,” a benefit concert featuring the Pisgah Pickers, on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Cradle of Forestry. The concert will start at 5 p.m., bringing together music lovers for a night of bluegrass and community support, with all proceeds benefiting the FIND Outdoors Hurricane Helene Relief Fund.
Being kind: A conversation with Larry Keel
When it comes to bluegrass guitar pickin’-n-grinnin’ — hell, acoustic guitar playing, in general — one name high atop the mountain of whirlwind notes and pure musical talent is Larry Keel.
This must be the place: ‘You can capture every instant, live your life like it’s a stage’
It was nearing midnight last Saturday when I found myself in a circle of friends in the small, cozy sitting nook between the front door and the bar counter of The Scotsman in Waynesville.
Fiddle virtuoso returns to WNC
U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Jamie Laval will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Balsam Mountain Inn in Balsam.
Mountain Layers gets the blues
Americana/folk singer-songwriter Woolybooger will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Mountain Layers Brewing in Bryson City.
‘Songs of America’ at HCC
The Haywood Community Band will present “Songs of America” honoring our veterans at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Haywood Community College’s Hemlock Auditorium in Clyde.
'Echoes Across the Smokies’
The Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center will present “Echoes Across the Smokies: A Night of Bluegrass, Ballads, and Tall Tales” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at WCU’s Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee.
