The Ola Belle Reed Songwriting Retreat pays tribute to Ola Belle Reed, Ashe County, North Carolina’s National Heritage Fellowship Award and IBMA Lifetime Achievement Award winner. North Carolina and nationally […]
Local storyteller, Kanute Rarey, hosts this monthly Friday night OPEN MIC Night - Stories on the Square is for singers, musicians, songwriters, storytellers, writers and poets. This welcoming event is […]
Discover and enjoy the vibrant local music scene of Madison County. The Marshall Depot has three events each week. Live shows every Friday night starting at 6:30 pm. Three local […]
The J.E. Broyhill Civic Center hosts concerts, plays and comunity events throughout the year. Upcoming Traditional Music Concerts include: Friday, April 21 - The Wailin' Jennys, 7:30 pm - The […]
JAM is an after-school program for children in grades 4 – 8 and beyond that introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, such as […]
The Ola Belle Reed Songwriting Retreat pays tribute to Ola Belle Reed, Ashe County, North Carolina’s National Heritage Fellowship Award and IBMA Lifetime Achievement Award winner. North Carolina and nationally […]
The WPAQ Saturday morning Merry-Go-Round, which is a live radio broadcast set in a vintage movie theater, has an exceptionally long history of presenting the best of live traditional music […]
Goin' Across The Mountain, hosted by Joe Greene, is eight hours of the best in contemporary, traditional and historical bluegrass music in the land! It's all on the "Flagship Bluegrass Station," […]
The Yadkin Arts Council is thrilled to be hosting the 36th Annual Yadkin Valley Bluegrass & Old Time Fiddlers Convention. This long running convention is back after a two year […]
The Saturday Night Community Dance is back indoors! Come feel the warmth in the walls of generations past. We’re ready to get back to the joy of dancing to live […]
The culmination of the Ola Belle Reed Retreat is the Songwriters Concert featuring the Ola Belle Reed Songwriting Retreat Instructors: Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Crys Matthews Saturday, […]
Traditional, old-time and classic folk music with Don Pedi. Since 1985 local dulcimer player Don Pedi has served as an on air host at WCQS. Close to Home features traditional, […]
