Raymond Fairchild
Describing his style of banjo playing, Raymond Fairchild once explained to a writer for Mountain...
Type: Banjo
Eric Ellis
Eric Ellis was born and raised in Wilkesboro in a musical family. He has become...
Hilary Dirlam
In her more than twenty-five years as a resident of the North Carolina mountains, oldtime...
Shelby “Ray” Dellinger
Ray Dellinger was born and raised in a musical family in the Green Cove community...
Walker Calhoun
Walker Calhoun, respected Cherokee elder, sang the traditional sacred dance songs of the Cherokee, and...
Ramona Church
Ramona Church grew up in Wilkes County listening to her grandfather play banjo in an...
Glenn Bolick
Glenn Bolick grew up in Caldwell County surrounded by sawmilling, storytelling, and music, and today...
Laura Boosinger
When she was eighteen years old, Laura Boosinger moved to Swannanoa to attend Warren Wilson...
Paul Brown
A musician since childhood, Paul Brown spent years collecting and documenting traditional music in southwestern...
George and Brooke Buckner
George Buckner is a fourth-generation banjo player, and a native of Buncombe County. His father,...
R.G. Absher
R.G. Absher was born in West Jefferson, in Ashe County, and he has lived in...
Zack Allen
Zack Allen was born and raised in Asheville, but he also spent time in Anson...
