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23871
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Blue Ridge Music Trails encompasses hundreds of musical points of interest in 28 counties throughout Western North Carolina. The author examines various venues and festivals to get a taste of North Carolina sounds.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 8 Issue 4, July/August 2014,
p44-53, il, por
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23987
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Murphy introduces readers to musician David Holt, whose tunes reveal information about music and life in the Southern Appalachians. Holt created the Appalachian Music Program at Warren Wilson College in 1975.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 1, January 2014,
p79, por
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27665
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Music Makers Relief Foundation is a nonprofit record label dedicated to promoting forgotten blues, gospel, soul, and country artists. Founder Tim Duffy looks specifically for musicians who have the closest connect to the earliest forms of the blues. The label helps promote the artists, rebuild their careers, and pay the artists for their talent. All this is in effort to make sure the artists talent is known and lives on beyond their life and local area.
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38063
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Bringing musical ingenuity to world famous guitarists is a man from Siler City who aspired to reach their heights of fame. How Terry McInturff reached fame through guitars, albeit by building them, is offering this skill to renowned strummers like Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. How his success can also be measured: orders always pre-sold; guitars built exceeding 3600; prices starting at $6000.00; wood from places like East Indies part of his six stringed products.
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24935
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For John Tosco, music is life. He has been playing the guitar since he was 8 years old and has been hosting music parties for most of his adult life. His children were even a band that toured briefly. He has been teaching music for years and is described as selfless, and the kind of guy who is always willing to give pointers on music.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 18 Issue 12, December 2013,
p70-77, il, por
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27757
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Dave Rose is a music industry executive in the Raleigh area working for Deep South Entertainment. The former musician is profiled and discusses the mistakes artists can make and how those mistakes affect careers. His new book is written as a guide for young musicians offering caution about starting a career in music given the uncertain financial success.
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39438
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Becoming a musician at a young age, one of McMillian’s greatest contributions has been his teaching career. He began teaching music in a shack behind his house in 1975, and stopped charging them money, instead doing it for free or charging a canned food donation to the community.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 60 Issue 1 and 2, Fall/Summer 2013,
p17-20
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39439
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Barbara Garrity-Blake is the co-leader of the Down East Cajun and acoustic-roots band the Unknown Tongues and founder of the annual folk-feast at the Gloucester Mardi Gras.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 60 Issue 1 and 2, Fall/Summer 2013,
p21-23
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24095
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The Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) sparked a non-profit organization created by Jennifer Pickering in 1995. LEAF was created as a global music festival, and because of this, Jennifer started LEAF International, an organization that encourages musicians from different countries around the world to facilitate arts programming in their own communities.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 9 Issue 3, March 2012,
p84-85, il
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36878
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Bill Myers is an artist and interpreter of African American music traditions in his community and region.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012,
p10-15
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27795
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John Darnielle and the Durham-based band the Mountain Goats are profiled. Darnielle’s history is explored, including his time as a poet, nurse, author, and blogger. Darnielle’s difficult abusive childhood and his famous Durham home are described as well. Additionally, the band’s history and what they represent for fans is also explored and their success on Durham’s Merge Records is noted.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 14, April 2011,
p17-21
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36843
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Inspired by the banjo-playing of his mother, Ward developed a two-finger banjo picking in his own style, creating his own unique sound.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011,
p20-22
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36845
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The Cockman family performed gospel hymns for nearly 25 years; the traveled from Florida to New York performing for churches, festivals, weddings, funerals, and more. The family group also teaches others to play music and sing and have recorded their own albums.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011,
p23-26
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23812
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Michelle Moog-Koussa is the founder and executive director of the Bob Moog Foundation, which shares her father's work through educational outreach and preservation. Bob Moog made and repaired instruments and was considered the \"Scientist of Sound\" in the 90s.
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25451
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A 1983 graduate of ECU, Mark Kemp hit a high note in the area of music journalism, getting intimate with musicians such as David Bowie and Eric Clapton. After decades with MTV, VH1, and Rolling Stone, Kemp returned to roots in Charlotte where he writes about musical and cultural history.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 3, Spring 2010,
p26-29
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