Don’t Let the World Get You Down
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 […]
Category Archives: music
Stop the Concerts; Close the Bars
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 […]
WNC Musicians Doing Their Part to Keep Us Sane
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 […]
A Dialogue about Our Troubles
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 […]
Great Start to January
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 […]
Gathering ‘Round the Open Mic
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 […]
‘A Good Roots Man’
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., […]
‘Keeping it Positive’ Through Music
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 […]
American Roots Music the Focus of ‘From the Hollows to the Honky-Tonks’
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, […]
In Tune With … Strictly Clean and Decent
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 […]
