Travel to this annual Mount Airy event as David Holt introduces some of the people—men and women, young and old—who bring their fiddles, banjos, guitars, or bass to life and keep the music of the hills alive in North Carolina.
Host David Holt talks to the talented array of artists responsible for keeping alive the whole spectrum of Piedmont Blues, including well-known mountain musician Etta Baker, guitarist George Higgs, and Durham’s own John Dee Holeman of Durham.
Host David Holt examines the origins of this popular southern instrument while sharing some of its most faithful local players.
Meet the Cherokee natives responsible for keeping alive the traditions of exquisite weaved basketry and made pottery, pre-dating the first English settlers on the North American continent.