The Lenoir Voice

The Independent Voice of Western North Carolina

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • home
  • about
    • about us
    • contact
  • events
  • lenoir lens

Category Archives: music

Don’t Let the World Get You Down

November 30, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

Let the universal language calm your soul LENOIR, N.C. — Here, in the county seat of Caldwell County in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, the late musical […]

Read Article →
arts & music, Coronavirus 2020, Health Care, music, news

Stop the Concerts; Close the Bars

October 22, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

Our community stubbornness makes it deadly to continue such gatherings LENOIR, N.C. — Some of the smartest people I know are musicians. It is extremely complicated to play a musical […]

Read Article →
arts & music, Coronavirus 2020, Health Care, local arts events, music, news, opinion

WNC Musicians Doing Their Part to Keep Us Sane

August 21, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

From Patrick Crouch … Howdy Folks Howdy, The Strictly Clean and Decent boys and girl will be pickin’ in the Linville Falls Winery on Saturday, August 22 from 3 pm until 6 […]

Read Article →
arts & music, Coronavirus 2020, local arts events, music, scene around town

A Dialogue about Our Troubles

June 5, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

As I wrote the other day, music is one of the most effective forms of social criticism. So, reaching back to the turbulent times of 50 years ago, we’ll be […]

Read Article →
arts & music, music, news, opinion

Great Start to January

January 5, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

The Long View gets the first weekend of the year kicked off with mixture of originals and rock classics at Liquid Roots LENOIR — The Long View — David Frye […]

Read Article →
arts & music, music, scene around town

Gathering ‘Round the Open Mic

March 12, 2019by Michael M. Barrick 1 Comment

Wednesday night at Liquid Roots about building community By Michael M. Barrick lenoirvoice@gmail.com LENOIR, N.C. – Since the first European settlers put down roots in Lenoir and other areas of […]

Read Article →
arts & music, local arts events, music, scene around town, The Hillbilly Highway

‘A Good Roots Man’

March 7, 2019by Michael M. Barrick

J.J. Hipps working to stay true to the blues Note: This article is the fifth in a series about the 21st Annual Caldwell Traditional Musicians Showcase, coming up on Sat., […]

Read Article →
arts & music, local arts events, music, scene around town, The Hillbilly Highway

‘Keeping it Positive’ Through Music

March 6, 2019by Michael M. Barrick

A quarter century of learning from Kay and Patrick Crouch Note: This article is the fourth in a series about the 21st Annual Caldwell Traditional Musicians Showcase, coming up on […]

Read Article →
arts & music, human interest, local arts events, music, The Hillbilly Highway

American Roots Music the Focus of ‘From the Hollows to the Honky-Tonks’

March 5, 2019by Michael M. Barrick

Influences, interests and ages of musicians vary; dedication to the craft does not Note: This article is the third in a series about the 21st Annual Caldwell Traditional Musicians Showcase, […]

Read Article →
arts & music, local arts events, music, scene around town, The Hillbilly Highway

In Tune With … Strictly Clean and Decent

March 3, 2019by Michael M. Barrick 2 Comments

Caldwell’s musical ambassadors travel the world in search of songs and singers while staying strongly rooted in Caldwell County Note: This submission is the second article in a series about […]

Read Article →
arts & music, human interest, local arts events, music, news, The Hillbilly Highway

Post navigation

1 2 3 Next →
  • ‘The Hillbilly Highway,’ Vol. 2
  • news
  • arts & music
  • ecology
  • education
  • general
  • gov’t & politics
  • history
  • human interest
  • opinion
  • poetry
  • religion
  • scene around town
  • science & tech
  • soul speak
  • sports

archives

fb_icon    twit_icon    insta_icon    at-sign-png-5

latest

  • Caldwell Has Disturbing COVID-19 Trends December 19, 2020
  • Caldwell County Has Worst Day of Pandemic December 16, 2020
  • MVP Decision Leads to Outrage December 11, 2020
  • Review: Marijuana Promising for Insomnia December 11, 2020

Friends of The Lenoir Voice

  • Appalachian Chronicle
  • Citizen:Earth Media

Links

  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • North Carolina Arts Council
  • Read the U.S. Constitution

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Blog at WordPress.com.
The Lenoir Voice
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel