Moogseum
This nonprofit museum celebrates synth pioneer Bob Moog, who revolutionized electronic music as we know it
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CITIZENS VINYL
Music has returned to Asheville’s iconic 1939 Citizen Times building, where Bill Monroe first unleashed his bluegrass sound over the airwaves of WWNC am radio station. Now home to Citizen Vinyl, the historic art deco floors………….
NINA SIMONE – I Put A Spell On You
Rolling Stone wrote that “her honey-coated, slightly adenoidal cry was one of the most affecting voices of the civil rights movement,”
Nina Simone’s journey to stardom began in the small town of Tryon, North Carolina, where she was born Eunice Waymon in 1933.
Crossnore Weavers
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,…
Black Mountain College
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…
Future of Radio
There has been lots of talk about AM radio being removed from automobiles or that the young don’t even have a receiver in the home.