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Wayne Erbsen has studied, played, taught, and written about traditional music for over 50 years. We talked to him about his new book, Southern Mountain Music: The Collected Writings of Wayne Erbsen, a collection of articles he wrote about legendary musicians from across the bluegrass and old-time music scenes. He started playing guitar and banjo in his native Southern California as a teen and arrived in Southern Appalachia in the 1970s.

This week, the album at No. 1 on the charts is one everyone saw coming: With the biggest streaming numbers of 2025 and strong sales to boot, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem is the chart-topper it had always seemed destined to become.

Intel has been the corporate sponsor of the Science Talent Search since 1998. This year the company gave out more than $1 million in prize money.

The year 2019 saw the passing of too many of our favorite musicians. Among those we lost are drummers Sara Romweber, Yonrico Scott, Ginger Baker, Robin…

It's live bluegrass during Goin' Across the Mountain this Saturday when Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express pay Joe Greene a visit. Upcoming shows of theirs…

We knew Asheville's Woody Wood waaaay back during his days with regional and national favorites The Blue Rags. Aaron's got a CD release show coming up…

English singer/songwriter Beth Orton, who impressed the world with her seamless blend of folk and electronica on 1996's Trailer Park, is back with her…

Asheville has yet another talented singer-songwriter to call its own in Texas native Chris Jamison. We were impressed with his new album Mindless Heart,…

Bobby Powell and Tim Jones of Carolina Blue visited with Host Joe Greene on Saturday, May 6 during Goin' Across the Mountain. They sample tracks from…

The Jan. 6 investigation has brought new attention to tumult at the watchdog agency for the Department of Homeland Security. Now its Inspector General is under fire from multiple directions.