Below find the work of our incredible staff. From business, politics, public affairs to arts and culture our work may start on the air, but it continues on the pages of this website and blog. We are very proud of our staff and are so glad you found the WPVM Blog.
Everything… but the girl. Think about that. Then think about the band that reflects that sentiment. Then listen to this show!
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…
Singer, guitarist, banjo player, mentor to many younger musicians Born into a musical family on March 3, 1923, in Deep Gap, North Carolina, Doc Watson was blinded in early childhood,…
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…
Welcome to the Blue Ridge Music Trails The Blue Ridge Music Trails celebrate Western North Carolina’s gift to the world. Here, banjos sing of history and hardship, fiddles whisper of…
The Cadillac Kidz feature an eclectic collection of original songs and is a band that represented the east and west sides of Detroit back in the late 1970’s.
Mavis Staples & Band @ Merlefest 2021 Every spring, the Blue Ridge Mountains come alive with the sounds of homecoming. Musicians and fans flock to the small town of Wilkesboro,…
Deep in the ancient mountains of North Carolina, the first strains of classic country music echoed through the hollows.
Buskers are a constant presence in downtown Asheville. “It feels like stumbling upon a secret party – the music just draws you in.” said one longtime fan of the busker…
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…
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…
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…
How do you pronounce Waxahatchee? A study in Psychedelic Southern.
