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 […]
Category Archives: music
‘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 […]
‘From the Hollows to the Honky-Tonks’
The 21st Annual Caldwell Traditional Musicians Showcase to offer a wide range of musical styles Note: This is an article in our new series, “In Tune With.” Through this series, […]
The #MeToo Movement is Tone Deaf
Demanding ban of Christmas classic is a disturbing display of censorship Musings from the Curmudgeon-in-Chief LENOIR, N.C. – It was inevitable I suppose. While I generally support the #MeToo movement, […]
