Appalachian Hand Weaving in our Working Museum Crossnore Weavers Studio Step back in time at Crossnore’s Weaving Room, where a century-old tradition of Appalachian craftsmanship lives on. In this cozy stone cottage, now a National Historic Site, local women once spun yarn that wound up in the White House and homes across the country. Today,…
Avant Garde in a Remote, Pristine, Pastoral Setting The setting for Black Mountain College was idyllic, on 600 acres of meadow surrounded by the Blue Ridge. In this pristine pastoral setting, the college’s short-lived experiment produced a remarkable history during the 24 years it thrived. Back in 1933, a group of idealistic educators dared to…
Mississippi rail worker turned country crooner is considered by many to be the prime “influencer” of the country genre.
Minstral of the Appalachians – Bascom Lamar Lunsford Bascom Lunsford was born in 1882 into a musical family on the campus of Mars Hill College, where his father taught. Surrounded by the rural mountain life of western North Carolina, Bascom grew up steeped in traditional music. His great-uncle sawed up a storm on the fiddle…
WPVM Interviews “Answer Man” John Boyle to discuss Asheville Watchdog’s important series on “Downtown” Asheville.
The Alpine Tower is a 400-foot, three-armed tower located in Alpine, N.J., overlooking the Hudson River north of New York City.
