Paul Brown
Former 88.5 WFDD News Director Paul Brown founded Across the Blue Ridge at WFDD in the late 1980s. It was an instant hit, and was broadcast on WFDD for more than a decade until Paul left to become an executive editor, producer, reporter, and world newscaster at NPR in Washington, DC. Now Paul is back in his beloved Blue Ridge region, his journalism and storytelling skills honed better than ever. He's ready to present more music, share discussion with more interesting characters, and be your friend and guide in discovery. Paul is actively involved in today's acoustic music scene, crisscrossing the region and the country as a teacher, performer, and interviewer.
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Our final weekly radio broadcast starts with a reminiscence on songcatching – tracing a song back through time and versions, listening for connections. We… -
This year's holiday special includes gospel, old-time, bluegrass, country, jazz and blues songs of the season. Plus … a look back at Breaking Up Christmas… -
Old-time and bluegrass traditions run deep in the foothills and mountains of northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. Mickey Galyean & Cullen's… -
Over the years, many people have asked us to explain what distinguishes old-time music from bluegrass, and vice versa. This week, we're taking up the… -
Jason Cade is a Georgia fiddler with roots all over the south, an artist who reveres the historic fiddlers of the past while contributing new… -
A new generation of young adults with formal music training, a love of traditional music, and a strong commitment to performing and sharing music is at… -
Alice Gerrard, International Bluegrass Music Association Hall of Fame inductee, recently discovered tapes from the 1960s of her and Hazel Dickens honing… -
This week's show ranges across the southern mountains with some truly wonderful fiddle tunes and songs. We start with the late North Carolina fiddler Jim… -
This week we hear the stories of Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt, who came from the worlds of classical, rock and jazz, and fell totally in love with… -
Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, NC is hosting an exhibition of work by the great Dust Bowl and Depression-era photographer…
