It's that time again! Time to vote for your 10 favorite WNCW releases of 2025, and help us create the Top 100 for our end-of-the-year countdown airing Monday, 12/29 from 9am to 6pm, and again on Tuesday, 12/30, with different songs.Click through to see the list of albums we have featured this year and cast your votes.

The Hart Square Foundation, including Hart Square Park, located in Catawba County, aims to keep a historic and old-time tradition alive. It involves a community of hand-built log cabins, craft makers, etc., on 200 acres in Valdese. They provide tours and events, including the Annual Heritage Festival.

MerleFest Unveils Lineup Details for April 23-26, 2026 EventAlison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Old Crow Medicine Show, Charles Wesley Godwin, Blackberry Smoke, Molly Tuttle, Ketch Secor, and more.

Here is the livestream of last Sunday's Free Planet Radio concert, which was a fundraiser for WNCW. Enjoy, and feel free to donate via the "GiveButter" weblink provided! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgvJrhJT-M

Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center | Rutherfordton, NC

Sunday, November 16, 2025 | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium | Asheville, NC

Saturday, November 15, 2025 | Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center | Rutherfordton, NC

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Joseph Terrell of Mipso, and Jordan Tice of Hawktail, are two terrific guitarists who’ve now got “some really fun guitarmonized duo guitar arrangements worked up!” They’re playing the Grey Eagle on Wednesday the 5th, as well as a Boone show at the Jones House on Sunday the 9th. They’ll do some pickin’ with Roland in our Air Studio on Thursday, while Studio B is still Ground-Zero for sending out thank-you gifts to all of you wonderful, generous station members who supported us in our successful Fall Fund Drive!

Our on-air fund drive is over, but our need for support continues. Donate online here to get one of these thank-you gifts!