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Paul Brown 4:00pm Dec 28, 2018Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #158 - Songcatchers, Highwoods String Band, and A Farewell
Our final weekly radio broadcast starts with a reminiscence on songcatching – tracing a song back through time and versions, listening for connections. We also consider the new video documentary
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Paul Brown 4:00pm Nov 24, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #101 - Richie and Rosie, Musicians of Multiple Traditions
This week we feature Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton, a musical duo bringing to bear northern, southern, classical, old time, rock and other traditions on their tightly woven duet songs and tunes.
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Lawrence Chrisman, courtesy Laura Boosinger 4:00pm Nov 17, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #100 - Madison County, NC & Blue Ridge Music Trails
This week’s show features some strong old-time and bluegrass music right out of the gate, followed by in interview with Madison County, NC Arts Council director Laura Boosinger.
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Paul Brown 4:00pm Nov 10, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #99 - Blue Ridge Soundscape
This week we offer another satisfying listening session, with music that spans the mountain soundscape. Hear classic bluegrass from Bill Monroe, and the latest from North Carolina’s Balsam Range.
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Deborah Delmore, Public Domain 4:13pm Nov 03, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #98- Listening to the Classics
This week we present an encore broadcast of one of our popular “listening session” shows. We dig into the riches of early country music recordings to hear classics of old time mountain, white and
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Terri McMurray 4:30pm Oct 27, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #97 - Blue Ridge Music Trails and the Music of North Carolina
This week, we kick off a series on North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Music Trails. Listen for a story or segment at least once a month, with some shorter pieces in between. The music trails are an econ
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Irene Young, courtesy John McCutcheon 8:59pm Oct 24, 2017John McCutcheon at Muddy Creek Music Hall
Across the Blue Ridge is pleased to co-sponsor John McCutcheon at
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Photo by Paul Brown 9:25pm Oct 23, 2017Guitars and more guitars
Our Episode #96 features the guitar in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. We focus on a two-CD album of guitar recordings old and new, assembled by The Croo
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Victor Talking Machine Company, 1927, Public Domain 3:24pm Oct 20, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #96 - The Guitar & Southern Mountain Music
The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, has released a two-CD album titled “A Century of Heritage Guitar Music”. The 52 tracks include historic sides from the earliest days of recording
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Kerry Blech, used with permission 4:00pm Oct 13, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #95- Producer, Musician and Documenter Bobby Patterson
Bobby Patterson, the Galax, Virginia-based musician and founder of the old time and bluegrass label Heritage Records, passed away in September of 2017 at age 75.
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Paul Brown 4:33pm Oct 06, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #94- Bluegrass and Old Time Music From a Latin Perspective
This week we feature exciting bluegrass and old time music from a Latin perspective, along with our usual classics from senior and contemporary artists.
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Blue Ridge Music Center 4:01pm Sep 29, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #93- Fiddle Mentors, Sack Full of Songs, and New Music
This week’s show brings us a fun listening opportunity in southern mountain fiddling.
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Paul Brown 3:00pm Sep 22, 2017Music & Culture Music & CultureAcross the Blue Ridge #92 - Mountain Classics, Love Songs, and A New Independent Film
This week we hear a selection of classic and new love songs, our artists ranging from Wilmer Watts, an early banjo songster and recording artist, to IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductee Alice Gerra