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By the time you see this, the benefit in Canton called "Grit and Grace - A Flood Relief Benefit for Haywood County" may be concluded. Held on October 2nd, the event was a joint effort by the band Balsam Range, The United Way of Haywood County, Town of Canton, Smoky Mountain News, and others.An event where donations will go towards supporting relief efforts in Haywood County after it was hammered by flooding in August. Arts and Music Editor for Smoky Mountain News, Garret Woodward previewed the event on Sept. 24, 2021.

New Tunes at Two Monday 10/4: The Allergies – Promised Land

Donna Washington is an internationally known master storyteller, artist educator, and published author who has been performing for audiences of all ages for over thirty-four years. She is renowned for her storytelling for both children & adults from poignant & funny fables about the human condition to racy relationships stories to spine tingling tales of terror.

Writing songs is seldom easy. But for Amanda Anne Platt, writing songs seems free of anxiety. In fact, keeping a journal and writing songs is her way of processing life. Whereas we might take a walk or talk to a friend to decompress after long hours of doing the hard things, Amanda would likely take those hard things and put them into a melody, melodies which we can in turn crank up on the ride home to loosen up from our static filled day. Joe spoke with Amanda at the Albino Skunk Music Festival in Greer, South Carolina when she and the Honeycutters performed in the late spring of 2021. Included here is their conversation as well as excerpts from the new collection titled Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as well as a live performance from Skunk Fest.

Winning Investigative Reporter- Fred Clasen-Kelly sat down with WNCW to talk about his latest story, "Segregated by Section 8". Fred shares how Section 8 Housing has affected citizens in the South. Is the system broken? Do vouchers help? And what would President Joe Biden like to do about it? The story was published in papers across the state. The conversation first aired Oct. 20, 2021.

WFAE (Public Radio-Charlotte) Politics and Government Reporter Steve Harrison returned to the More to the Story microphone to talk about the latest in redrawing North Carolina voting maps and just how spread out the 14th district in the west might become. Steve also updated listeners on Charlotte's Street Car and if it's a growing trend for the city. This interview originally aired Oct. 27, 2021.

Bobby McMillon is a traditional ballad singer, musician and storyteller from Yancey County , N.C. He grew up hearing first hand the scary stories and witch tales that his family told, and is is considered one of the leading authorities in Southern Appalachian music.

Monday: John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings

New Tunes at Two Tuesday: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux -- Bloodstains and Teardrops

Blue Ridge Craft Trails Spotlight: Richard BeardWNCW's very own Richard Beard, a luthier on the Blue Ridge Craft Trails, is this week's spotlight. And you thought you knew him!