Banjo – Page 7 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Noel Booth

Instrument maker Noel Booth is becoming a well known figure in the world of contemporary...

Growing up in Haywood County, David Burnette was drawn to the old ways that he...

Bill Pruett has been playing the guitar and banjo since he was six or seven...

Bill West, a Madison County resident with east Tennessee roots, has been building banjos for...

One of the region's best-known family bands, the Trantham Family of Haywood County includes three...

Bill Van Hoy was born and raised in Yadkin County in the small community of...

Rick Ward is steeped in Beech Mountain and Watauga County cultural lore, and he continues...

Born in Watauga County in 1923 into a musically rich family, Arthel "Doc" Watson spent...

Nathan Stuart was born in Asheville, but he has lived in Mitchell County all of...

Bethel natives Trevor and Travis Stuart have been playing as a duo for more than...

Kirk Sutphin grew up in Walkertown, North Carolina, heavily exposed to traditional music of the...

Randy Sheets grew up in Grayson County, Virginia surrounded by a musical family and community,...