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Michael "Badhair" Williams has been telling Appalachian folk tales on stage since 1975. Television, radio, and rock videos have pushed storytelling into the corners with the cobwebs. "Badhair" sweeps it back out, pulling from his Appalachian heritage the tales that delighted our grandparents, and now delight our children and ourselves.

Doug Elliott is a naturalist, herbalist, basket maker, back-country guide, harmonica master, and storyteller from Rutherford County N.C. He has spent much of his time learning from traditional country folk and indigenous people. He performs programs at festivals, museums, nature centers, and schools from Canada to the Caribbean. He is the author of five books, many articles in regional and national magazines, and is an award-winning recording artist.

Pete is a puppeteer, theater teacher, and storyteller. He makes his home in Asheville, N.C. The Fly and The Lion is an Aesop Fable that teaches bragging can get you in trouble.

Rob Slusser, a banjo driven bluegrass singer-songwriter from Clifton Forge, Virginia discusses his debut album, Drifting and his single, "My Last Love Letter"

From O Brother, Where Art Thou? to The Brother Boys to teaching at ETSU, and releasing his tenth solo album Chimney Smoke

Amy Ammons Garza is a storyteller who tells tales of growing up in the North Carolina Mountains. As a child, she sat at the foot of her grandfather and listened to tales of how her ancestors, seven generations past, were a part of those who traveled to Western NC and settled in the isolated mountains. His stories intrigued her, and so she stored them away until she grew up and began to write about them. Now she has eleven books, three of which are a trilogy of her family's heritage. “All the stories are based on the experiences of our family," says Amy. “Grandpa said we are all carriers of our heritage. My goal is to instill in my audience the knowledge that we are all different, yet wonderful in our own way.

In this mini episode, host Amanda Bocchi talks with Isaac Hadden, a jazz guitar performance major at UNC Asheville, who just dropped his debut album, The Glue.

Steve Harrison of WFAE Charlotte discussed news on North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (Democrat), who's running for Governor, and shared proposed plans for the former property that was home to the popular Eastland Mall.

Learn about the 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to celebrating and enriching the food and its people in and around Asheville. That describes Asheville Chow Chow, kicking off the 2023 edition on Sept. 7th. This Feature Interview goes over the daily schedule, events, and guests that will participate.