Carroll Best Carroll Best, from Haywood County, was a master of the melodic or "fiddle" style of... Learn More
Earl Scruggs Perhaps the most influential banjo player of the past century, Earl Scruggs was known as... Learn More
Jim Vipperman Multi-instrumentalist and teacher Jim Vipperman grew up in a musically rich family and community in... Learn More
Colby Laney As a small child, Colby Laney learned to play the fiddle, influenced by his father... Learn More
Jeff Little "With few exceptions, the piano does not play a prominent part in Appalachian music, and... Learn More
Mountain Faith Sylva native Sam McMahan has loved Southern gospel music all his life, but it was... Learn More
Loyd Richardson "Good harmony singing is what makes the bluegrass sound for me," says bluegrass bass and... Learn More
Adam Tanner A resident of Buncombe County since 2000, Adam Tanner is a well known performer and... Learn More
Butch Barker "I've really enjoyed my music over the years," said Ashe County musician Butch Barker. "I... Learn More
Cane Creek Danielle Bishop and Seth Taylor are two of Western North Carolina's most prominent up-and-coming bluegrass... Learn More
Arvil Freeman From the time of his first radio appearance, in 1950 at the age of fourteen,... Learn More
Stoney Creek Boys For over forty years, the Stoney Creek Boys have been ambassadors of mountain music. Bass... Learn More